SLADC Chawana Prasawa Lehaya is the corporation's version of the classical Ayurvedic herbal jam better known in India as chyawanprash. Amla (Emblica officinalis, nelli) is the base, and among its ingredients the corporation lists dashamoola (dasamoola, the classical blend of ten roots), nut grass (Cyperus rotundus, kalanduru), Tinospora cordifolia (rasakinda), red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus, rath handun), bamboo manna (una kapuru) and cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum, enasal).
The herbs are cooked down with ghee (elagitel) and bees' honey (mee pani) into a dark, thick jam. It comes in 100g, 200g and 400g jars.
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.
