Plants used for fractures and dislocations in Sri Lankan Ayurveda System

Botanical Name Sinhala Name English Name Tamil Name Sanskirt Name

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Aba Black mustard Kadugu Madhurika

Morinda citrifolia L.

Ahu Indian mulbery Manchavanna Asyuka

Mangifera indica L.

Amba Mango Manga / Ma Amra / Chuta / Sripriya

Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq.

Ankenda

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Aralu Gall-nut/Ink-nut / Chebulic myrobalan

Kadukkay Haritaki / Pathya / Abhaya

Ficus racemosa L.

Attikka Gulafig / Cluster fig / Atti

Adam / Anai / Atti Udumbhara

Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.

Bak mee / Rata bakmee Atuvangi / Vammi

Isachne globosa (Thunb.) Kuntze

Bata della

Pennisetum triflorum Nees.ex Steud.

Belatana

Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa

Beli Bael fruit tree / Holy fruit tree / Slime apple

Vilvam Sriphala / Bilva

Ficus religiosa L.

Bo Sacred bo / Sacred fig / Peapal tree

Arachu / Arasu Ashwatta / Pippala

Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C. B. Robinson.

Bomi Common Tallow Laurel

Elumpurukki / Maida-lakti Vasa

Flacourtia inermis Roxb.

Boralu damunu / Lovi-lovi

Piper betle L. Bulath / Nagawalli Betel / Beter leaf vine Tambulavalli / Nagavalli

Citrus aurantifolia (Christm. & Panzer) Swingle

Dehi / Heen dehi / Udu-dehi Lime / Bitter

lime / Soar lime

Ambu / Arunam / Thesikkai Nimbuka / Brihat / Jambhira

Boehmeria nivea (L.) Hook.f & Arn. var. nivea (L.) Hook.f & Arn.

Detta

Danti

Limonia acidissima L.

Diwul Elephant apple / Wood apple

Mayaladikkuruntu / Vila / Vilatti Kapittha

Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) A. DC.

Dodanpana Kulapannai Pithari

Calophyllum inophyllum L.

Domba Alexandrian laurel

Dommakottai / Punnaigum / Punnai Punnaga / Surangi

Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Dummella Pudal / Pudol Patola

Pandanus thwaitesii Martelli

Dunukeiya / Dumukeiya

Stereospermum colais (Dillwyn) Mabb.

Dunumadala / Lunumadala Padri

Solanum melongena L.

Ela batu Egg plant / Brinjal / Aubergine

Kattiri -kai

Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.

Ela binthamuru

Vari Bhumilatha

Ricinus communis L.

Endaru / Beth erandu Castor oil plant

Chillamanakku / Chittamanakku Eranda

Erythrina variegata L.

Erabadu Indian coral tree / Thorny / Dapap

Mullu-murukku Paribhadra / Mandar

Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br.

Eramusu Indian sarasaparilla

Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack

Etteria Orange jassmine Eli-muchum-pallam

Melochia corchorifolia L.

Gal kura

Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.

Gammalu Red sandal wood / Ruby wood

Sivappuccandanam / Kusandanam Raktachandana

Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa.

Gansuriya Indian tulip tree / Portia tree

Kavarachu / Puvarachu Haripucchah / Parisa

Croton laccifer L.

Gas keppetiya Teppaddi

Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.

Goda hinguru / Hinguru Indu Ajabaksha

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.

Godamidella Era pala Nipa

Cucumis melo L.

Gon kekiri / Kekiri

Metukku / Mulamparham Kharbuja / Vishala

Solanum torvum Sw.

Gonabatu / Thibbatu

Hoya ovalifolia Wight & Arn. ex Wight

Gonuke wel

Asparagus gonoclados Baker

Hathavariya Kilavari

Gmelina asiatica L.f. lobata Moldenke

Heen demata / Demata Asiatic beech berry / Small

cash mere tree

Kumil / Vikarini / Gumadi / Nela-kumi Biddari / Gopabhadra

Osbeckia octandra (L.) DC.

Heenbovitia Kathtoo

Cissus quadrangularis L.

Heeressa Edible-stemmed vine

Arugani / Kiritti / Pirandai / Indiravalli Asti sandhana

Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.

Heiya / Diyalabu gas Tanakku

Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr.

Hik Wodier Jhingam Odi Ajasringi

Walidda antidysenterica (L.) M. Pichon

Idda / Sudu idda / Wal idda Vetpalai Svetakutaja

Phoenix pusilla Gaertn.

Indi / Wal indi Small wild date palm Inchu Parusakah

Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br.

Iramusu Indian sarasaparilla Nannari Sariva / Anantonul

Emilia exserta Fosberg

Kadupara/ Kadupahara

Prickly leaved / Elephant Elunthani / Ilaip-patti Gojihava / Hastipadi

Careya arborea Roxb.

Kahata Pathana oak Kachaddai Kumbhi

Ficus deltoidea Jack. var. lutescens (Desf.) Corner.

Kalaha

Cyperus rotundus L.

Kalanduru Nut grass Korai Mustaka / Hima / Kokshottha

Averrhoa carambola L.

Kamaranga Carambola apple / Star fruit

Karmaranga

Gossipium arboreum L

Kapu Indian cotton / common cotton

Semparutti / Panchu karpasa

Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.

Karapincha Curry leaf Karivempu Kalasaka / Surabinimbha

Drymoglossum piloselloides Prest.

Kasipethi /Panampethi Sita

Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.

Kathurupila / Pila

Solanum virginianum L.

Katuwel batu / Karabatu

Yellow berried night shade Kandan-kattari Kantakari

Bridelia retusa (L.) A. Juss.

Ketakela / Katakala/ Ketakala

Mul-venkai Ekadivi / Mahavira

Lagenandra ovata (L.) Thw.

Ketala

Wattakaka volubilis (L.f.) Stapf

Kiri anguna / Thiththa anguna Kodi-palai kurincha Madhumalati

Allophylus cobbe (L.) Rausch.

Kobbe/ Bu kobbe Amarai

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Kohomba Margosa/Neem Vembu Nimba

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Komarika Indian Aloe Kattalai Kumari

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Kos Jak fruit tree Pila / Pla / Pala Panasa

Ficus hispida L. f.

Kotadimbula Wild fig / Devil fig / Crow fig

Peyatti / Kattatti Kakodumbarika / Bhadradumbarka

Salacia reticulata Wight

Kothala himbutu Kinfalaka

Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt

Kowakka Ivy gourd Kovvai Bimbi / Bimbika

Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam.

Kudumirissa Forest pepper / Lopez tree / Wild orange tree

Kandai Tiksnaksa

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.

Kumburu Grey nicker Punai kkalaichchi Kuberakshi

Phyllanthus polyphyllus Willd.

Kuratiya

Cinnamomum verum J. Presl

Kurundu Cinnamom tree / Sweet bark

Kuruva / Kuruwu Tamal apatra / Tvaka

Crateva adansonii DC ssp. odora (Buch. - Ham.) Jacobs

Lunuwarana

Three-leaved caper Navala Varuna/Ashmarighna/Ashmaghna

Bauhinia racemosa Lam.

Maila Atti / Arai Anupushpaka

Nymphaea nouchali Burm. f.

Manel Water lily Vellampal Kumuda / Utpala

Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre

Mangulkaranda Nirmalli / Muvilai Salaparni

Gymnema sylvestre (Ratz.) R. Br. ex Schult.

Masbedda Sugar killer/ Periploca of the woods

Shirukurinja Madhuvasini meshasringi

Madhuca longifolia (L.) Macbride

Mee Mousey mi / Butter tree / South Indian Mahua

Illupai / Kuligam Madhula / Gudapushpa

Vitex pinnata L.

Milla / Kaha milla / Niyan milla / Sapu milla

Kata-manakka

Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.

Monarakudumbiya / Vatu pala Ash-coloured fleabane Ehitiviyarchenkalainir Sahadevi

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.

Mukunuwenna Ponan kani Shalingeha

Mimusops elengi L.

Munamal Bullet-wood tree

Makil / Mukalai / Vilva-padri Bakulah

Moringa oleifera Lam.

Murunga Horse radish tree / Drumstick tree

Murunga-maram Sigru / Sobhanjana / Madhugunja

Sterculia balanghas L.

Nawa

Mimosa pudica L.

Nidikumba Cowhage / Common cowitch / Cowage

Chunao-avarai / Poonaykali Atmagupta

Vitex negundo L.

Nika / Sudu nika / Nil nika

Indian privet / Five leaved chaste tree

Nirnichchi / Vennochchi / Nochchi

Nirgundi

Sansevieria zeylanica (L.) Willd.

Niyanda Bow-string hemp Maral Murva / Maurvi

Gloriosa superba L.

Niyangala Malabar glory lily

Karti kai kilanku / Ventonti Langali / Visalya / Agnimukhi

Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard

Palu Obtuse leaved mimusops Palai / Sivandi Rajadana

Carica papaya L.

Papol / Gaslabu Papaw tree / Papaya Pappali Brahmagirandah / Erandakarkati

Pavetta indica L.

Pavatta White pavetta Pavaddai Papaata

Cassia tora L. Pethi thora Foetid cassia Vaddutakarai Cakranarda / Prapunnata

Barathranthus nodiflorus (Thw.) Tieghem

Pilila

Cocos nucifera L.

Pol Coconut Tennai Narikelah

Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.

Polpala / Polkudu pala Cerupulai Bhadra

Psiadia ceylanica (Arn.) Grierson

Pupula Kappilay

Areca catechu L.

Puwak Areca-nut / Betel nut Kamuku / Paakku Puga / Poogiphalam

Cassia auriculata L.

Ranawara Mathara tea / Tanner Avarai Charmaranga / Mayahari

Tinospora cordifolia

Rasakinda Gulancha Tinospora Chintil Guduchi / Amrita

(Willd.) Hook.f. & Thoms. Garcinia quaesita Pierre

Rath goraka Korakkaipuli Madurammala

Ixora coccinea L.

Rathmal Jungle Flame Ixora / Sacred Ixora

Vedchi Paranti / Bandhuka

Aristolochia indica L.

Sapsanda Indian birthwort / Serpent root plant

Isuru Eshwari / Sunanda

Premna tomentosa Willd.f. tomentosa

Seru / Bu seru / Boo sairoo gas

Kolkutti / Kollay-cottaynellay / Koluk-kutti

Tamarindus indica L.

Siyambala Purple tephrosia / Wild indigo

Kavilai / Kawati / Kolinchi Sharapunkha

Capparis moonii Wight

Sudu wellangiriya

Rungia repens (L.) Nees

Sulu nai Kodagasalai Parpatha

Borassus flabellifer L.

Thal Palmyrah / Plam Panai Tal / Marathi

Tarenna asiatica (L.) Kuntze ex Schumann

Tharana

Karanai

Diospyros malabarica (Desr.) Kostel.

Thimbiri Gaub persimmon / Riber ebony

Panichchai Atimuktaka

Crinum asiaticum L.

Tholabo Poison bulb Vishamoongil

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent.

Thotila Indian trumpet tree Vangum Syonaka / Tuntuka

Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.

Thumba karawila / Mal thumba Small bitter gourd Jumpai / Paluppakal Vahisi / Kandashalini

Pleiospermium alatum (Wight & Arn.) Swingle

Thunpath kurundu

Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr.

Uguressa / Katulovi Governor

Katukali / Karumurukki / Mulanninchil

Tailsa / Aghori / Swadukantaka

Polyalthia korinti (Dunal) Thw.

Ulkenda / Miwenna Uluvintai

Calotropis gigantea (L.) R. Br.

Wara / Ela wara Gigantic swallow-wort Errukalai / Erukku Arka / Alarka

Grewia carpinifolia Juss.

Wel keliya

Croton aromaticus L.

Wel keppetiya Teppaddi

Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

Wel penela Gunja / Krishna gunja

Cleome gynandra L.

Wela Tayirvalai / Kadugu Choraka

Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr.

Weniwel Tree turmeric / Flase calumba

Maram manjal / Manjakodi Darvi / Daruharidra

Crotalaria laburnifolia L.

Yakberiya

Atalantia ceylanica (Arn.) Oliver

Yaki naran Pey-kuruntu

Anisomeles indica (L.) Kuntze

Yakwanassa Peyameratti

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