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Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants Editor-in-Chief Raymond Cooper, PhD This unique book series focuses on the natural products chemistry of botanical medicines from different countries such as Turkey, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brazil, China, Borneo, Thailand, and African and Silk Road countries. These fascina ting volumes are written by experts from their respective countries. The series will focus on the pharmacog nosy, covering recognized areas rich in folklore as well as botanical medicinal uses as a platform to present the natural products and organic chemistry. Where possible, the authors will link these molecules to pharmacological modes of action. The series intends to trace a route through history from ancient civilizations to the modern day showing the importance to man of natural products in medicines, foods, and a variety of other ways. Recent Titles in this Series Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka, Viduranga Y. Waisundara Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants Traditional Herbal Editor-in-Chief Raymond Cooper, Ph.D. Remedies of Sri Lanka This unique book series focuses on the natural products chemistry of botanical medicines from different countries such as Turkey, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brazil, China, Borneo, Thailand, and African and Silk Road countries. These fascina ting volumes are written by experts from their respective countries. The series will focus on the pharmacog nosy, covering recognized areas rich in folklore as well as botanical medicinal uses as a platform to present the natural products and organic chemistry. Where possible, the authors will link these molecules to pharmacological modes of action. The series intends to trace a route through history from ancient civilizations to the modern day showing the importance to man of natural products in medicines, foods, and a variety of other ways. Recent Titles in this Series Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka, Viduranga Y. Waisundara Viduranga Y. Waisundara CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-138-74308-3 (Hardback) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright. com (http://www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data Names: Waisundara, Viduranga Y., author. Title: Traditional herbal remedies of Sri Lanka / Viduranga Y. Waisundara. Description: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 2019. | Series: Natural products chemistry of global plants | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018057996| ISBN 9781138743083 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315181844 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Medicinal plants--Sri Lanka. | Materia medica, Vegetable--Sri Lanka. | Herbs--Therapeutic use--Sri Lanka. | Traditional medicine--Sri Lanka. Classification: LCC QK99.S78 W35 2019 | DDC 581.6/34095493--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018057996 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business Dedication No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed on acid-free paper International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-1387-4308-3 (Hardback) To Prof. Ananda Wijekoon and Mr. Lakshman This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts Wijekoon who opened my eyes to the holistic nature of have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers the traditional medicinal system of Sri Lanka have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material To Ms. Rucheera Jayatunga who inspired me to look has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. for peace within and live in the present moment Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage Viduranga Y. Waisundara or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright. com (http://www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data Names: Waisundara, Viduranga Y., author. Title: Traditional herbal remedies of Sri Lanka / Viduranga Y. Waisundara. Description: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 2019. | Series: Natural products chemistry of global plants | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018057996| ISBN 9781138743083 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781315181844 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Medicinal plants--Sri Lanka. | Materia medica, Vegetable--Sri Lanka. | Herbs--Therapeutic use--Sri Lanka. | Traditional medicine--Sri Lanka. Classification: LCC QK99.S78 W35 2019 | DDC 581.6/34095493--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018057996 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Introduction to the Book Series ................................................................................xi Prologue .................................................................................................................xiii Author ......................................................................................................................xv Chapter 1 Introduction and the Sri Lankan Traditional Medicinal System .........1 Sri Lanka and Its Traditional Medicinal System .................................1 The Sri Lankan Traditional Medicinal System in Modern Times .......6 References ............................................................................................8 Chapter 2 Select Examples of Sri Lankan Medicinal Herbs ................................9 Coccinia grandis ..................................................................................9 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................11 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................11 Bioactive Compounds in C. grandis and Their Therapeutic Effects ..............................................................................................12 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................13 Costus speciosus ................................................................................13 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................14 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................16 Bioactive Compounds in C. speciosus and Their Therapeutic Effects ............................................................................................17 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................19 Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng ...........................................19 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................21 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................22 Bioactive Compounds in P. amboinicus and Their Therapeutic Effects ...............................................................................................23 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................25 Kalanchoe laciniata (L.) DC .............................................................25 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................27 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................27 Bioactive Compounds in K. laciniata and Their Therapeutic Properties .......................................................................................28 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................29 Vitex negundo Linn. ...........................................................................30 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................31 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................32 Bioactive Compounds of V. negundo and Their Therapeutic Properties .......................................................................................32 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................35 vii viii Contents Ocimum tenuiflorum ..........................................................................36 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................36 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................38 Bioactive Compounds of O. tenuiflorum and Their Therapeutic Properties .............................................................................................39 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................40 Mimosa pudica ...................................................................................41 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................41 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................43 Bioactive Compounds in M. pudica and Their Therapeutic Effects ............................................................................................44 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................46 References ..........................................................................................46 Chapter 3 Important History of Incorporation of Medicinal Plants into Porridge in Sri Lanka .........................................................................57 Herbal Porridges in Modern Times ....................................................57 History of the Habit of Consuming Porridge in Sri Lanka ................58 Types of Rice in Herbal Porridges .....................................................59 Preparation of Herbal Porridge ..........................................................60 Important Medicinal Herbs Prepared as a Porridge ..........................60 Concluding Remarks ..........................................................................82 Centella asiatica ................................................................................82 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................84 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................85 Bioactive Compounds of C. asiatica and Their Therapeutic Effects ........................................................................................86 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................91 Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.............................................................91 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ................................................93 Traditional Medicinal Applications ...............................................94 Bioactive Compounds in M. koenigii and Their Therapeutic Properties .......................................................................................94 Concluding Remarks .....................................................................99 Alternanthera sessilis Linn. ...............................................................99 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ..............................................101 Traditional Medicinal Applications .............................................102 Bioactive Compounds in A. sessilis and Their Therapeutic Properties .....................................................................................103 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................105 Gymnema sylvestre R. Br. ................................................................106 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ..............................................107 Traditional Medicinal Applications .............................................108 Contents ix Bioactive Compounds of G. sylvestre and Their Therapeutic Properties .....................................................................................109 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................112 Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult ......................................................113 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ..............................................114 Traditional Medicinal Applications .............................................115 Bioactive Compounds in A. lanata and Their Therapeutic Effects ..........................................................................................115 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................118 Atlantia ceylanica ............................................................................119 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ..............................................119 Traditional Medicinal Applications .............................................120 Bioactive Compounds in A. ceylanica and Their Therapeutic Effects ..........................................................................................121 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................123 Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers .........................................................124 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ..............................................125 Traditional Medicinal Applications .............................................126 Bioactive Compounds in S. grandiflora and Their Therapeutic Effects ............................................................................................127 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................130 Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less ...............................................................130 Origins, Morphology, and Growth ..............................................131 Traditional Medicinal Applications .............................................131 Bioactive Compounds of V. cinerea and Their Therapeutic Effects ..........................................................................................132 Concluding Remarks ...................................................................136 References ........................................................................................137 List of Medicinal Herbs .......................................................................................155 Index ......................................................................................................................157
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