Beam Heen Bovitiya Tea Bags make a clear amber herbal drink from heen bovitiya (Osbeckia octandra), a small flowering shrub of Sri Lanka. Each carton holds 20 tea bags of 1.5 g, 30 g net, and one bag steeped in boiling water makes a cup.
Heen bovitiya belongs to the Melastomataceae family and is considered endemic to Sri Lanka. It is an upright shrub whose flowers have five pinkish-purple petals around a yellow centre. The carton, labelled Heen Bovitiya Drink in English, Sinhala and Tamil, is printed in deep violet with the plant's flowers across the front.
Ingredients
- Heen bovitiya (Osbeckia octandra), the only ingredient
How to use
- Place one tea bag in boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Squeeze the bag gently to draw out the flavour.
- Add sugar if you like.
Good to know
- Pack: 20 tea bags, 30 g net. The maker also sells a 15 g pack.
- Maker's category: herbal teas and drinks.
- The maker lists it for all adults.
- A traditional herbal drink, not a medicine.
Made in Sri Lanka by Beam Hela Osu Lanka (Private) Limited, founded in 1984 by Dr. Bandula Rathnasiri Piyarathna and Dr. R.V.G. Rubasingha.
