Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka (ePub)

Being a prolific writer, Dr. Waisundara has worked on many research publications and written articles for newspapers, newsletters, and magazines. She has edited/co-edited the following books by InTech Publishers, Croatia: Superfood and Functional Food: Development of Superfood and their Roles in Medicine; Super Food and Functional Food: An Overview of their Processing and Utilization; Cassava; Diabetes Food Plan; Palm Oil; and Biochemistry of Fatty Acids. She also writes poetry, and her poems on scientific matters are available in the GHI Newsletter (August 2016) and on the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine (SfRBM), USA - Women in Science webpage.

As a dynamic reviewer for several journals, Dr. Waisundara was awarded the Sentinels of Science Award in September 2016 in the field of agricultural and biological sciences by Publons, UK, for outstanding contributions in reviewing research. She was also recognized as one of the top one percent of reviewers for multidisciplinary areas of science by Publons in 2017 and top one per cent of reviewers in the area of agricultural sciences. She serves on the editorial boards of the following journals: Asian Journal of Medical Principles and Clinical Practice; Annual Research & Review in Biology; Frontiers in Nutrition; and Frontiers for Young Minds.

Viduranga's interest in traditional medicinal systems stemmed from her postgraduate research project. She worked on assessing the anti-diabetic properties of Scutellaria baicalensis, which was an herb used for the treatment of diabetes in traditional Chinese medicine. The all-inclusive nature of traditional medicines existing around the world were a point of attraction for her, and a concept that she found to occur in the traditional medicinal system of Sri Lanka, as well. Her family has been very supportive of her interest, and she continues to write about traditional medicinal herbs and their scientific basis of application, so as to popularize these medicines globally.