SLADC Draksharishtaya is a classical arishta, a herbal liquid left to ferment, which leaves a small amount of natural alcohol (5 to 8 percent, according to the corporation). Among its ingredients the corporation lists fire-flame bush (Woodfordia fruticosa, malitha mal), Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, kurundu), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum, enasal), Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea, na mal) and black pepper (Piper nigrum, gammiris).
It is bottled in 375 ml and 750 ml sizes.
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.
