Revival of Sri Lanka’s ancient indigenous medicine – HELA VEDA
Posted on March 8th, 2014
Lankaweb Special Correspondent
Hela Veda, Sri Lanka’s indigenous medicine is a national heritage that has been passed down through the generations by our forefathers considered to be from the time of Ravan the great king of Lanka in the time of Indian great epic Ramayana. A Sri Lankan entrepreneur Nature’s Beauty Creations has created a series of herbal teas that intertwine our historical past with the wonders of Hela Veda using natural herbal ingredients indigenous to Sri Lanka.
Before tea was introduced during the colonial regimes, royal families and elite society in ancient Sri Lanka consumed various herbal wellness drinks for health, healing and longevity based on the knowledge of Hela Veda. Rajayu products by Nature’s Beauty Creations are a range of such natural wellness drinks that recreated from our historical past recommended by our fore fathers of Hela Veda.
Rajayu Memory Booster
Ayurvedic scriptures have a special classification for memory-boosting herbs: medhya (translated as “that which improves memory”). Some of the best herbs in this category include Gotukola (brahmi) Indian pennywort Centella asiatica, Nelli (amla) Indian Goose-berry Phyllanthus emblica , Welmee Liquorice Glycyrrhize glabra Yashtimadhu in Sanskrit and mulethi in Hindi and Lunuwila (Bacopa )Thyme-leaved gratiola Bacopa monnieri Bacopa has traditionally been employed as a neurological tonic and cognitive enhancer, Here are a few ways to get these herbs into your system:
Rajayu Memory Booster , a unique brew that includes a blend of essential herbs that are known to stimulate healthy brain function improving concentration and thinking power is an exhilarating beverage for regular consumption to improve brain functions for a happy and active lifestyle.
This Herbal Brew Contains 100% pure herbs with no added synthetic colours, flavours or preservatives.
Memory Booster – Rajayu Herbal Brew Ingredients
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Common Name Sinhala |
English |
Botanical Name |
| Gotukola | Indian Pennywort | Centella asiatica (L.) Urban |
| Inguru | Ginger | Zingiber officinale Roscoe |
| Nelli | Indian Goose-berry | Phyllanthus emblica L |
| Wadamal | Shoe Flower | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. |
| Suduru | Cumin seeds | Cuminum cyminum |
| Welmee | Liquorice | Glycyrrhize glabra |
| Lunuwila | Thyme-leaved gratiola | Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell |
Body Shaper
Natural wellness brew
Burns surplus fat
Rajayu Body Shaper contains a selection of vital herbs that are known to regulate accumulation of fat deposits in tissues, thereby reducing excessive body fat.
~ A natural stimulating beverage for an active lifestyle ~
Contains 100% pure herbs with no added synthetic colours, flavours or preservatives
Body Shaper- Rajayu Herbal Brew Ingredients
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Common Name Sinhala |
English |
Botanical Name |
| Iramusu | Indian Sarsaparilla | Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. |
| Goraka | Red Mango | Garcinia quaesita Pierre |
| Inguru | Ginger | Zingiber officinale Roscoe |
| Karapincha | Curry Leaf | Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. |
| Kothalahimbutu | Kothalahimbutu | Salacia reticulata Wight |
| Masbedda | Periploca of the wood | Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R. Br. ex Schult. |
| Kurundu | Cinnamon | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume |
| Sawandara | Khas-khas | Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash |
Cholesterol Fighter
Natural wellness brew
Controls cholesterol levels
Rajayu Cholesterol Fighter is the perfect blend of herbs that are known for controlling high cholesterol levels and promote healthy blood lipid levels. Regular consumption will also help to improve blood circulation and promote longevity.
~ A natural reviving beverage for healthy living ~
Contains 100% pure herbs with no added synthetic colours, flavours or preservatives.
Cholesterol Fighter Rajayu Herbal Brew Ingredients
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Common Name Sinhala |
English |
Botanical Name |
| Karapincha | Curry Leaf | Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. |
| Inguru | Ginger | Zingiber officinale Roscoe |
| Goraka | Red Mango | Garcinia quaesita Pierre |
| Gotukola | Indian Pennywort | Centella asiatica (L.) Urban |
| Suduru | Cumin seeds | Cuminum cyminum L. |
| Rasakinda | Heart leaved moosdeed | Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f & Thoms. |
| Gammiris | Black Pepper | Piper nigrum L. |
| Murunga | Drumstick Tree | Moringa oleifera Lam. |
Sugar Regulator
Natural wellness brew
Controls and regulates blood glucose level
Rajayu Sugar Regulator is formulated with carefully selected herbs that are beneficial for regulating blood glucose level. Regular intake will also help to improve liver functions, purify blood and reduce gastric complications.
~ A natural refreshing beverage for a healthy life ~
Contains 100% pure herbs with no added synthetic colours, flavours or preservatives.
Sugar Regulator Rajayu Herbal Brew Ingredients
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Common Name Sinhala |
English |
Botanical Name |
| Beli | Bael fruit tree | Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa |
| Kurundu | Cinnamon | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume |
| Iramusu | Indian Sarsaparilla | Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. |
| Sera | Lemon Grass | Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf |
| Ranawara | Tanner’s cassia | Cassia auriculata L. |
| Kothalahimbutu | Kothalahimbutu | Salacia reticulata Wight |
| Kowakka | Ivy gourd | Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt |
| Delbatu | Wild passion fruit | Passiflora foetida L. |
Nature’s Beauty Creations
| Address | : | P.O. Box 1, Millewa, Horana. Sri Lanka. |
| Telephone | : | + 94-342261100, +94-342253302-9 |
| Fax | : | +94-342261101, +94-342253300 |
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March 8th, 2014 at 1:03 pm
For every thing happening in Sri Lanka, Senior Cabinet ministers of the govt says they are going to present evidence or do it.
but have they done any thing ever, except approving of criminal conducts ?
March 8th, 2014 at 2:35 pm
ANU D
MINISRER FOR INDEGENIUS MEDICINE SALINDA WANTS TO DO A LOT. REALY HE HAS DONE A LOT
1 VASA VISA NETHI GOVITHENA IS NOW VERY POPULAR
2 HE HAS PROPOSED TO SET UP A DIGITAL LIBRARY TO GATHER AND SAVE ALL THE DATAS REGARDING ANCIENT METHODS. BUT… THE FOREIGN MINISTRY WANTS THEMSELVES TO HANDLE IT BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO HANDLE FORIEGN MONEY COMMING AS AIDS
WESTERN MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ARE AGAINST THIS
::ape urumayata oluva ussana denne nethi aya rate ematay”””
March 8th, 2014 at 3:02 pm
When I was a child living in Sri Lanka my mother wanted to be treated by an Ayurvedic Doctor even though my father was a Western trained Physician and my mother a western trained nurse. We traveled to an Ayurvedic center in the rural part of Sri Lanka. The Buildings were modern and the area was cultivated with Ayurvedic plants. While we were waiting I happened to enter a building which housed a theater. The place was filled with Ayurvedic students and they were watching a movie of a cow giving birth. That was my first impression of the birthing process. The crux of the story was in addition to what ailed my mother I happened to cut my hand. I distinctly remember the Ayurvedic doctor take some kind of seed and squeeze the sticky juice on the wound. It acted better than a band aid or a sticking plaster, for once the wound was healed and the adhesive serum from that seed was removed my hand showed no scar.
March 8th, 2014 at 9:02 pm
While in SL about two weeks ago I was watching a program on “our heritage” presented on Dearana TV. It was about Sigiriya. According to H.C.P. Bell, the Englishman who rediscovered this place from the jungle it has evolved in two different periods of our history. It seems from the five hundred odd paintings (mentioned in the kurutu gee) of the damsels only 19 are remaining. You get fair skinned ones as well as dark ones in addition some with mongolian features. Their eye lids painted. Where did they get such paint in 4th century (by King Kasyapa) to get them painted?.
According to the narrator who was speaking in Sinhala, they have discovered an ancient burial ground in a near by area where they found make up kits for eye lids, lashes and perfume vials with other paraphernalia buried with the dead. They have been carbon dated to be about 5000 years old. This I suppose is Rama Ravana period. So was Ravana a real person who lived in a civilised society in SL.
March 9th, 2014 at 6:10 am
Bandaranayake’s Indian Ayurvedic doctors almost destroyed the Sinhala Wattoru Weddu; the Podi Wedas and Maha Wedas. Indian stuff was mostly pre-prepared while Sinhala Wedas used fresh ingriedients mostly. Finding ingriedients for the Beheth Wattoruwa was an affair left to the,family memebers, relatives ,friends and the villagers at large. Even under the British Rule and Indian hedgemony Sinhala Wedas survived. But unfortunately after SWRD who appointed Indian trained Indian Ayurvedics as government servants and provided Indian stuff the Sihala Wedas and the knowledge dissapeared.