Belimal

The ancient science of Ayurveda teaches how one can be in perfect health and live a long life. Ayurveda deals with the maintenance of one’s health and the ways and means to lead a longer and healthy life.

Ayurveda makes the prevention of disease one of its ideals. Man’s first medicine was herbal. Herbs grow all round us both in the country and the town. Ayurveda pays a great deal of attention to man’s daily diet. Almost everyone who lived in ancient Sri Lanka knew something about the curative value of herbs. At least one item of diet was a herb.

Long before tea was introduced into Sri Lanka, people were used to drinking herbal tea. Even today, we still find herbal plants boiled and brewed and taken as a drink. Some of the most common are Polpala, Ranavara and Beli flowers. These drinks are very popular in Kataragama, Anuradhapura and many other religious places situated in the dry zone.