SLADC Nawaratna Kalkaya is a kalkaya, a blend of powdered herbs worked into a paste. Its name means nine gems, and the corporation lists ajwain (Trachyspermum, asamodagam), clove (Eugenia caryophyllata, karabu neti), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, wel mee), Picrorhiza (katukarosana), black cumin (Nigella sativa, kaluduru), cumin (Cuminum cyminum, suduru) and bees' honey (mee pani).
It comes in 10g, 25g, 100g and 250g packs.
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.
