Artocarpus lakoocha tinippalavu Arum colocasia ceppankilanku chembu Arundina graminifolia Udawediya Mal Udavaediya Asparagus gonoclados Hathavariya Hathaavaariya Hathawariya Hathawaariya Saathamul Shatavari thanneervittan kizhangu Sirumal see below racemosus officinalis aesparagas asparagoba This the common vegetable available spring. suaveolens. Grieve is worth reading. In view of the scarcity such chemicals latest discovery Moringa tree which also known as Drumstick path breaking innovation to purify water developing countries cost only fraction conventional treatment available today [...]

Cm long pparis grandis mudkondai Capparis sepiaria kokkimullu karunjurai zeylanica Ceylon capper Welangiriya Vyaghranakhi kinkani tapasapriya adondai atontai Large shrub high showy flowers. The rind is bitter and has very little juice. It is also used both as lactogogue and emmenagogue. Preparations from this plant are used to relieve arthritic jointpain and other inflammation related ailments. seeds of Amaranthus caudatus are used in Mexico Peru etc [...]

Gal Siyambala Claimed health benefits karkai The fruit is rich in tartaric acid Ascorbic Vitamin many minerals and other vitamins. upto kg of oil [...]

This tree Ebenaceae mentioned in . albicans and . Other Lagenandra species are osa . Alakola or Gahalakola Thunmasala [...]

Caesalpinia angustifolia sappan . karupali Q Go to the Top Botanical Names English Sinhala Sanskrit Tamil Toponyms Notes Quisqualis indica Combretum indicum Rangoon creeper Chinese honeysuckel Drunken sailor Images and Raengunmal vael Both these are clear adaptations into Sinhalese of Flower angun malli irangunmalli clearly tamilized form . Chin. cm long ovateorbicular Used in child birth southAmerica [...]

The fruit is extremely rich in Vitamin . Caesalpinia ciliata Wikstr. Walp. Available http www sgrin cgi bin npgs html genform [...]

A well known preparation is as Dhathimodaka. back to Gateway list of notes Date created Authorised by Last modified Access restriction Copyright The University Melbourne [...]

Angraecum New Latin modification of Malay angg rik orchid. It is also claimed to reduce the tendency for gout kidney stones etc. It is a rich source of vitamins amino acids and antioxidants with many health benefits . Bhattacharya et al. Peppermint help to relieve painful cramps as it relaxes muscles during menstrual periods females [...]

Threatened woody endemics of the wet lowlands Sri Lanka their conservation. Dr. The name Derris scandens probably means leathecovered pods sprawling. FRUIT anthocarp cylindrical ripening brown with spiny ribs sticky to cm long. NilManel Neelkamal allittamarai Karuneythal Neelambal This claimed to be the nilmahanel national flower of Sri Lanka while Nymphea Stelleta was first officially recognized [...]

Of Tropical Forestry small herb with flower likened to lion tail in the name SinghaPuchchi Helianthus annuus Sunflower Asteraceae family older compositae and other flowers are highly modified very reduced grouped into head inflorescences. VIETNAMESE p o c Chi ng as . Phytotherapy Research . Sorghum can be mixed with white rice to make kiribath [...]

Dioscorea obouneta Hirithaala Jamburala See write up on Alata oppositifolia Diosorea Villosa Wild yam Chinese Kondolvarivalli Kavalakodi Verrilaivalli varaiety of found . Images and write up Used in traditional IndoAsian medicine infusions etc. See RODNEY . koenigii L ncifolia waitesii gneri Lagenaria siceraria Diyalabu suraikai sorakkai species of gourd is hollowed and dried used as receptacle for carrying Palm toddy by the traditional tapper who climbs up coconut trees which are tapped [...]

USES Seeds used as sweetmeat rich in oil. In any case the Sanskrit name Punnaga is true Prakrit word and Tamil first seen Cankam period literature comes many centuries after occurance of words like puna . Amaradeva s Sihina nelum mala is well known [...]