AYURVEDA · HELA VEDA

Plants & Herbs

Sri Lankan plant knowledge, culinary uses and traditional Ayurvedic contexts.

Gotu Kola

A well-known Sri Lankan leafy green used both in food and traditional plant knowledge.

Ceylon cinnamon is one of Sri Lanka’s best-known spices and appears in both sweet and savoury food.

Turmeric is part of everyday Sri Lankan curry cooking and traditional plant knowledge.

Ginger is used in curries, tea and spice blends.

Murunga is familiar in many Sri Lankan home kitchens.