The objective of the study was to investigate the ethno botanical survey of Gymnema sylvestre in diabetes mellitus patients at Kaithady. 80 diabetes patients were identified in the 3 Grama Sevaka (GS) divisions (Kaithady ...

Vernonia zeylanica known as “Kupillay” in Tamil, “Pupula/Heen botiya” in Sinhala, an endemic species of Sri Lanka is an important medicinal plant. Its leaves are used specially for skin disease in Indigenous medicine. ...

Siddha Toxicology deals with Plants, Metals, Minerals and Animal poison. Croton tiglium is a organic irritant poisonous plant of the family Euohorbiaceae which is the poisonous part seeds used for the treatment of constipation, ...

The Sri Lankan traditional medicine is a combination of indigenous medicine of the country and Ayurveda received from India, siddha medicine from south India and Unani from middle east. Sukku (Zingiber officinale) is an ...

Cerebera manghas, commonly known as the Sea mango, Tangena, and Bintaro is a small evergreen tree growing up to twelve metres. It is a coastal plant in Sri Lanka which is primarily found in Eastern Province such as Batticaloa, ...

Akkaram is one of the most common oral disorders. The Siddha text of Pararasasegarabalaroganidhana has mentioned etiological factors, sign and symptoms and treatments of Akkaram. It is manifested in the oral cavity, as a ...

Postnatal period or postpartum period is the period soon after the delivery of the baby and usually last six to eight weeks. During this period mother become anatomically, physiologically and psychologically return to the ...

The Siddha system of medicine is purely scientific and the peculiar complex system of science and philosophy. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is certainly one of the most important analytical techniques ...

According to the 2021 World Bank report, the prevalence of diabetes in Sri Lanka was 11.3% among adults aged 20 -79 years. In Siddha literature, Madhumegam is correlated with Diabetes Mellitus and is classified under Meganoi ...

With the increasing global recognition of traditional and indigenous medical systems, there is a growing emphasis on the need to standardize and scientifically evaluate the quality of traditional formulations. Vellai Vengaya ...