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Indigenous system of medicine in Sri Lanka, consist with strong literature evidence and outstanding clinical practice from generation to generation since thousands of years. Most of exceptional information on indigenous system of medical approaches in Sri Lanka were written over ola leave manuscripts. The current study was based on a critical analysis on an indigenous herbal formula that widely used in the management of diabetes mellitus in Sri Lanka. The manuscript is inherited to a tradition of indigenous medicine and granted it from generation to generation. The formula consisted with Aponogeton crispus, Sida cordifolia, Syzygium cumini, Musa paradisiaca, Curcuma Longa and Coscinium fenestratum. antidiabetic, hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic effects including other pharmacological activities were studied. The study revealed that all the ingredients of the formula is highly responsible in management of diabetes mellitus due to antidiabetic and hypoglycemic effects of the ingredients. Similarly, all the ingredients were found having exceptional pharmacological properties which is beneficial in management of various diseases.