Areas of Expertise
The Herbal Technology Section providing support to development of natural products sector in the country. Our multidisciplinary team consisting research scientists and experienced technical staff engages in demand driven research projects for development of new products, technology transfers and provides consultancy for industry partners. We share our technical knowledge with industry through training programs and provide research and training opportunities for undergraduate and post graduate students from national and international universities. Further, there are facilities available for wide range of testing services for herbal drugs and cosmetics.
Expert areas
- Spices and Essential oil extraction and related product development
- Medicinal and aromatic plant-based technology development
- Herbal drug formulation
- Health supplements and nutraceuticals
- Herbal cosmetics formulation
- Spices-based products
- Herbal-based tea and beverages
- Bio-pesticide development
- Kithul- based product technology
- Cinnamon-based product technology
- Coconut-based product technology
- Moringa-based product technology
- Aloe-vera -based product technology
- Wild fruit-based product technology
- Bee honey
- High throughput Bio-assays
- Chromatography instrument analysis
- Medicinal plant breeding, propagation & agronomy
- Laboratory and pilot scale extractions of essential oils and oleo-resins
Services Offered
- MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheets development.
- Pharmacognostic identification, Microscopical identification of herbal raw materials & finished products
- Consultancy
- Essential Oil Industry
- Alcohol-based Manufacturing Processes
- Herbal Products – Quality Control
- Analysis of herbal drugs and cosmetics
- Bio-assays
Related Projects
Expanding Ceylon Cinnamon Exports via Research, Development & Innovation for quality improvement.
Adulteration detection of Bee honey, Ghee, Sesame oil by field detection kits.
Formulation of nutritional supplementary food using bioactive natural resources.
Evaluation of anti-adipogenesis and glucose uptake enhancement potentials of purified herbal extracts against 3T3 L 1, mouse adipocyte cells – Cell-based approach for study of anti-diabetic activity.
Value Addition to Fractionated Essential oils and their Industrial Applications.
Ceylon essential oils for perfumery cosmetics.
Establishment of taxonomic status, nutrition labeling systems and development of value-added products from Sri Lankan Citrus varieties.
Development of low cost adulteration detection kits for Ayurvedic & food industries.
Development of user friendly, non-destructive high tech, portable IR device to authenticate and geotagging Sri Lankan bee honey.
Research on tissue culture techniques for commercially important crops.
Development of Kithul industry via research and development for quality improvement.
Development of immunity-boosting products incorporating Sri Lankan medicinal plants to prevent infectious diseases.
Development of cell culture techniques to enhance bioactivity studies in the herbal drug industry.
In-silico technique based modern pharmaceutical research.
Quality Assurance and risk assessment in commercially available cosmetics products in Sri Lanka.
Development of new value-added health products incorporating underutilized bioactive medicinal plants to address life style diseases in Sri Lanka.
Pharmacognostical, chemical characterization and selected bioactive properties of Canarium zeylanicum and development of value added products.
Cosmetically active herbal ingredients for development of personal care products.
Extraction, isolation and formulation of plant protection products (PPP) from local medicinal plants for the management of sucking pests of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants.