Bashkara Lavana Choorna is a classical Ayurvedic churna — a finely prepared powder — produced by Gampaha Wickramaratchi Siddhayurveda Aushada Company (Pvt.) Ltd, a four-generation family manufacturer based at Yakkala, roughly thirty kilometres north-east of Colombo. The company was established by Pandith G.P. Wickramarachchi, who received the title 'Ayurveda Chakravarti Raja Vaidya', the highest honour conferred by the Government of Sri Lanka upon an Ayurveda physician. That founding legacy shapes how the company works today.
The formulation centres on lavana — salt — compounded with a range of spices and plant-derived ingredients. The label names sodium chloride alongside coriander, a Garcinia species, ginger, black pepper, long pepper, and true Ceylon cinnamon, with further ingredients indicated but not individually enumerated on the pack. Each of these has a place in the classical Ayurvedic literature that references this style of compound salt preparation, and the formulation itself appears in several canonical texts. The powder is brown to tan in colour and is supplied in a clear plastic pouch.
Gampaha Wickramaratchi sources the majority of its raw materials from local Sri Lankan suppliers, and the company controls the full production chain from cultivation on its own plantations through to manufacture. The product carries SLS ISO 9001:2015 certification and GMP certification number 0712, both from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution, and the packaging follows Sri Lanka's trilingual labelling standard, with the product name rendered in Sinhala, Tamil, and English.
The pack directions state clearly: use as directed by a physician. Bashkara Lavana Choorna is classified as an Ayurvedic drug and is intended to be taken under professional guidance, not as a general dietary supplement. Buyers should consult a qualified Ayurveda practitioner before use. The 50 g pack carries a shelf life of six months from manufacture.
