Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Ayurvedic tradition features a rich variety of medicinal plants used for centuries. Sri Lanka has a rich tradition of Ayurvedic medicine, drawing on its indigenous knowledge and a variety of medicinal plants. Here are some notable Ayurvedic medicinal plants found in Sri Lanka:
Kokoona zeylanica (Kokun) ෴ කොකුන්
Kokoona zeylanica, known in Sinhala as කොකුන් (Kokun) is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is not to be confused with the similar sounding word කොකුම් which stands for the Kokum plant. The genus was formerly classified in the family Hippocrateaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is extant at Adam's Peak and at Kanneliya.
The kokun is a large tree with a rough grey bark 20-35 m high, Leaves 3.4-8.4 x 2.4-4.6 cm; petioles 8-10 mm long. Flowers 6-8 mm diameter, dull yellowish-brown. Capsules 10.2 x 2.0 cm, black. Seeds light brown, 6.5-8.0 cm long.
The kokun is regarded as a medicinal plant traditionally used in a number of conditions. The seed oil from this plant is effective as a leech repellent.
Kokoona zeylanica is part of the catalog of ayurvedic medicinal plants of Sri Lanka.
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Ankenda
Acronychia pedunculata -
Beli
Aegle marmelos -
Bakmi
Nauclea orientalis -
Bangwel-geta
Coscinium fenestratum -
Bukinda /Walkinda
Tinospora malabarica -
Bu- kobbe
Allophylus cobbe -
Dodan –kaha
Memecylon capitellatum -
Diyamitta
Cissampelos pareira -
Embul dodan
Citrus aurantium -
Gas nidikumba
Biophytun reinward -
Hintambala
Carmona microphylla -
Goraka
Garcinia cambogia -
Karapincha
Murraya koenigii -
Keppetiya
Croton laccifer -
Kohomba
Azadirachta indica -
Kotikan-bevila
Sida alba -
Kudumiris (Forest paper)
Toddlia asiatica -
Kurundu
Cinnamomum zeylanicum -
Mahakaramba
Carissa carandas -
Muna mal
Mimusops elengi -
Nelli
Phyltanthus emblica -
Puwak
Areca catechu -
Rath mal
Ixora coccinea -
Eepatta / Ruk - anguna
Alangium salviifolium -
Siyambala
Tamarindus indica -
Walangasal / Wal-embilla
Embelia ribes -
Wal Karapincha
Micromelum ceylanicum -
Welangiriya
Paramignya monophylla
Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka by Nandana Gunaratne and Jayamali Gunarathna
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