Samahan Tea
What is Samahan Tea
Samahan has been used as a brew for centuries in health care as a concentrated, water soluble herbal preparation. Samahan belongs to the ancient remedy known in Sri Lanka as "Peyava". Samahan consists of fourteen different natural herbal ingredients including spices and condiments which are used in daily culinary preparations.
INGREDIENTS IN SAMAHAN
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Adhatoda vasica Nees (Acanthaceae) English Name : Adathoda Plant part used : Root
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Carum copticum Benth & Hook. (Apiaceae)
English Name : Ajowan
Plant part used : Rhizome
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Piper nigrum Linn. (Piperaceae)
English Name : Black pepper
Plant part used : Fruit
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Coriandrum sativum Linn. (Apiaceae)
English Name : Coriander
Plant part used : Seed
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Cuminum cyminum Linn. (Apiaceae)
English Name : Cumin
Plant part used : Seed
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr. (Menispermaceae)
English Name : Flase calumba
Plant part used : Stem
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Zingiber officinale Roscoe. (Zingiberaceae)
English Name : Ginger
Plant part used : Rhizome
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Alpinia galanga Willd. (Zingiberaceae) English Name : Java galangal Plant part used : Rhizome
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. (Fabaceae)
English Name : Liquorice
Plant part used : Stem
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Piper longum Linn. (Piperaceae)
English Name : Long pepper
Plant part used : Fruit
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Hedyotis herbaceae (Linn.) Lam. (Rubiaceae)
Plant part used : Whole plant
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Premna herbacea Roxb. (Verbenaceae)
Plant part used : Root
Name of Plant (Latin binomial) : Solanum xanthocarpum Schrade. & Wendl. (Solanaceae)
English Name : Yellow berried nightshade
Plant part used : Whole plant
