In Sri Lanka vanilla is mainly confined as a home garden crop grown in mid and low country wet zone. Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from pods. Each individual flower has to be pollinated by hand, thus it highly labour intensive crop.
Medicinal value
Research has appeared that vanilla can diminish cholesterol levels. Vanilla is wealthy in cancer prevention agents, which can help anticipate the breakdown of cells and tissues within the body and invigorate the body’s normal regrowth. Due to its antibacterial nature, it too serves to boost your immune system and lower stress on the body, making it much simpler to recuperate from damage or ailment.