Kapparawalliya-Plectranthus amboinicus

Scientific name-Plectranthus amboinicus 
 English name-Country borage

 Belong to Lamiaceae family and equal to Thulsi plant of Hindus .It is known as ‘Pashanabedha ‘ in Sanskrit as it can remove bladder stones .50- 80 cm in height and leaves are having oblongated edges .The leaves are very fleshy and has a sharp odor .Flowers bloom at age of 2-3 years and are light purple in colour .Corolla is arranged as a ring around the axis .Can be easily cultivated in any area  of Sri Lanka .Propagated through immature stem cuttings and this should be done in rainy season as the fleshy parts of the stem may dry up in dry season .Stem cuttings should be obtained before flowering of plants.It is used in horticulture and have a very high medicinal value .Whole plant is used to prepare medicine.Can be boiled and drunk or steam of it can be inhaled as a cure for influenza .It is also used as  a cure for stomachache.I is applied around the eye for pain in eyes as the plant has a cooling effect . It’s  juice is used for athsma and to remove stones in bladder. 


Used in treatment for:Headaches, Worm infestation, Anorexia, Vaginal discharge, pains, Dysentery ,Liver diseases, Eye  diseases,Epilepsy, Asthma,Smallpox, Pneumonia, Whooping cough,

Parts used in treatment:Whole plant

Binkohomba-Munronia pinnata

Scientific name- Munronia pinnata
 English name
 Tamil name
Sanskirt name

It’s equal to  Kohomba  (Neem tree) tree by  morphology  and bitter taste, but has a very short stem compared to it. It is found naturally not only in Sri Lanka but also in India , Timor, Vietnam and Nepal. Fully grown tree is not more than one foot tall. Compound leaves are arranged spirally round the hard and rigid tree trunk. The leaflets found in one leaf may be  3,5,7,9 or 11 in number and the blade of the leaflet is smooth or oblong.    In Sri Lanka plant containing smooth leaf with three leaflets are seen. Can be easily cultivated and in cultivation plants with 5/7 leaflets, grow well. White coloured flowers originate from the place where leaves are attached to stem. Flowers are very beautiful as they contain bright orange coloured  stamens 5 petals. Fruit of Binkohamba is divided to 5 parts and about ½ cm in size. When the seeds  get matured they give rise to new plants. Flowers bloom from May to September. Propagation  occur through seeds. They cannot be kept for a long time They have a very short viability .Seeds are scattered everywhere once the fruit bursts.

Used in treatment for:

Blood disorders ,Fevers,Dysentry,General pains, Asthma, Eczemas, Coughs,Vomiting, malaria,haemorrhoids.

 Parts used in treatment:Whole plant

Kebella--Aporosa lindleyana

 

Binomial name:Aporusa lindleyana

Family name:Euphorabiaceae

Names in different languages:

   Sinhala:Kebella

   English :

   Tamil : Kodali, Vettikan

Distribution: Sri Lanka, India,

Status:Native

Edible parts:- Leaves.

Ayurvedicusage:

Treatment for: Skin diseases, Oedema, Eye diseases, Dysentery, Indigestion, Diarrhoea

Parts used to make medicine:Leaves

Propergation:-Seeds