Tasting Note & Distinctive Features
Heenbovitiya (Osbeckia octandra) is an herbal plant endemic to Sri Lanka, where its leaves, stems and bark are widely used as a valuable medicine in Ayurveda to treat high blood sugar, high cholesterol and liver diseases. In drug- and chemical-induced liver injury, crude leaf suspension and leaf extracts of Heenbovitiya have shown potent antifibrotic and liver-protective properties. The herbal compounds of Heenbovitiya have anti-cancer properties also. As an example, Heenbovitiya leaf extracts have shown the ability to induce oral squamous cell carcinoma cell death.