SLADC Arawindasawaya, named for aravinda, the lotus, is a traditional fermented herbal liquid. The corporation lists, among its ingredients, Sida cordifolia (babila), lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, nelum), Indian sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus, iramusu), snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina, dummella), water lily (Nymphaea nouchali, manel), chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula, aralu), grapes (Vitis vinifera, muddarappalam) and fire-flame bush (Woodfordia fruticosa, malitha).
The fermentation gives it a small natural alcohol content, 5 to 6 percent by the maker's figure. It comes in 375 ml and 750 ml bottles.
The Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation (SLADC) is Sri Lanka’s state-owned maker of Ayurvedic medicines, at Navinna in Maharagama since 1969. Ask a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before use.
