The resistance of bacteria against available antibiotics has become a rising problem worldwide. Therefore, the discovery of alternatives using medicinal plants is widely studied. Although medicinal plants have been studied ...

Water is a fundamental resource for life on earth. Water pollution by heavy metal contamination has a major negative impact on human health due to its toxicity. To remove heavy metals from aquatic environments several ...

The Paspanguwa herbal formulation is commonly consumed as a traditional medicine in Sri Lanka. Paspanguwa consists of five ingredients, namely the rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Inguru), leaves and stem of Hedyotis corymbosa ...

Curry powder is a mixture of ground spices that are typically used to enhance flavour, aroma, colour, and consistency in curries. The common Sri Lankan curry powder consists of coriander seeds (Coriandrum sativum L.), cumin ...

The herbal mixture known as “Dasapanguwa” which is frequently used as a traditional medicine in Sri Lanka, contains ten components, including the dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Inguru), dried stem of Gerontogea ...

In the last few decades, synthetic chemical fertilizers have played a major role in enhancing agricultural productivity in limited agricultural lands to feed the increasing world population. At the same time, the massive ...