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Gotu Kola |
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Names:
Brahma-Buti,
Brahma-Manduki, Centella, Centellase, Gota Kola, Gotu Cola, Gotu-Kola,
Hydrocotyle, Hydrocotyle Asiatique, Indischer Wassernabel,
Idrocotyle, Indian Pennywort, Indian Water Navelwort, Luei Gong
Gen, Madecassol, Marsh Penny, Talepetrako, Thick-Leaved
Pennywort, Tsubo-kusa, Tungchian, White Rot. Centella asiatica,
synonym Hydrocotyle asiatica; Centella coriacea. |
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Family: Apiaceae or
Umbelliferae.
Uses:
Orally, gotu kola
is used for reducing fatigue, improving memory and intelligence,
venous insufficiency including varicose veins, wound healing, and
increasing longevity. It is also used for the common cold and
influenza (flu), sunstroke, tonsillitis, pleurisy, urinary tract
infection (UTI), hepatitis, jaundice, abdominal pain, diarrhea,
indigestion, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, dysentery, trauma,
shingles, leprosy, cholera, syphilis, psychiatric disorders,
epilepsy, asthma, anemia, diabetes, and hypertension. Gotu kola is
also used for amenorrhea, elephantiasis, systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), tuberculosis, memory loss, and as an
aphrodisiac.
Topically, gotu
kola is used for skin conditions, including scabies, ulcers,
psoriasis, and fungal infections, varicose veins, striae gravidarum,
cellulitis, keloids and hypertrophic scarring, and in poultices for
snakebite.
Parenterally, gotu
kola is used for bladder lesions of schistosomiasis, post-phlebitis
ulcers, and scleroderma.
In manufacturing,
gotu kola leaf extracts are used in cosmetics.
Caution:
Orally, gotu kola
is usually well tolerated when used in typical doses. However, in
some patients it can cause gastrointestinal upset and nausea,
widespread pruritus and photosensitivity
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