Blood purifier. Commonly used to help protect and repair or heal the skin, blood and nervous system. It combats stress and improves reflexes. Anti-depressant, improves memory and reduces mental fatigue.
An herb (Centella asiatica). Gotu Kola, also known as hydrocotyle or Indian pennywort, is quite abundant in swampy areas of India and Sri Lanka, South Africa and tropical regions of the New World. The crushed leaves are commonly consumed in the form of a salad or tea. It is a member of the family Apiaceae.
Helps the memory and is good for the nerves; Although probably first used in India, this herb has a tradition of over two thousand years in China. Known as the "memory" herb. Gotu Kola stimulates the circulatory system and is considered a nerve tonic. It is said to improve learning ability and memory, and to have a calming effect.
Centella asiatica, a tropical Asian plant that can grow in soil or shallow water. It is also called Brahmi, Daun Kaki Kuda, Chi-hsueh Ts'ao, Gagan-gagan, Hydrocotyle and Indian Pennywort.
Extract obtained from a perennial found in Asia. Parts used are the fresh dried leaves, above ground herb, or whole herb with root. Used in wound-healing and supports strengthening of the tissues. Promotes keratinization and rapid healthy growth of the cell matrix.
Gotu kola ( Centella asiatica () Urban), of the Apiaceae family, is also known as centella and pennywort. Native to areas such as Sri Lanka and South Africa, the leaves of this swamp plant have been used around the world for centuries to treat leprosy, cancer, skin disorders, arthritis, hemorrhoids, and tuberculosis.
Category: Herb Gotu Kola has been found to have excellent healing and strengthening effects on tissues including the skin, connective tissues, lymph tissues, blood vessels, and mucus membranes.
Helps to gradually build the nervous system. It can be used for nervous disorders, deficient mental function, memory problems, epilepsy and schizophrenia. It is considered food for the brain.
Very soothing and healing herb that reduces inflammation and redness of skin irritations, blemishes and burns.
This herb is a central nervous system stimulant, has a healing effect on connective tissues, and has anti-inflammatory and anti-infective properties.
this herb is ideal in the treatment of cellulite because it enhances the structure of the connective tissue surrounding fat chambers and by the same action improves the circulation of blood. Gotu Kola works to strengthen connective tissues by stimulating the body's production of the ground substance that keeps collagen fibres licked firmly in place.
Centella asiatica Primarily used as a stimulant for the central nervous system. It is commonly used to help fight fatigue and improve memory. Recent studies have indicated a use for this herb in reducing Phlebitis and Varicose Veins.
this ancient Ayurvedic herb is thought to improve memory and mental vigor and act as an adaptogen. Externally, it is effective for burns, wounds, and ulcerated skin conditions. Gotu kola has been used as a sedative for insomnia and as an antispasmodic. See additional information in product information on Ginkgo Kolaâ„¢ which contains ginkgo biloba and gotu kola.
an excellent botanical herb that can support brain function and thereby enhance attention and focus.
In Ayurvedic medicine gotu kola is the main revitalizing herb for the nerves and the brain cells.
has been called brain food and is said to promote energy. Used for fever and inflammatory skin problems. Improves the flow of blood throughout the body by strengthening the veins and capillaries. Gotu Kola (Hydrocotyle asiatica) is a creeping marsh plant which contains no cola or caffeine, as its name would suggest. A member of the parsley family, it grows in tropical areas. It grows primarily in India and some parts of Africa. It contains many nutritional properties which support the body's vitality and feed the nervous system--such as vitamins A, B, E, G and K, and magnesium.
Principally Asian plant. It should not be confuse with Kola or cola, an unrelated caffeine-containing herb from Africa. For thousands of years, Gotu Kola has been a popular herb in India and Pakistan. The Gotu plant contains glycosides, which are useful for cell repair when used in external preparations. Gotu Kola is popular in herb formulas intended for mental and memory-improving activties.
As A Treatment"...The triterpenic fraction of Gotu Kola extracts is able to inhibit some of the lysosomal enzymes thought to participate in the etiology of varicose veins and venous insufficiencies..."
As A Treatment"...The chemical composition of gotu kola is quite extensive including saponins, volatile oils, sugars, fatty acids, amino acids, flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins and carotenoids..."
As A Treatment"...Gotu kola has antiinflammatory, anti-convulsant, antidepressant and analgesic properties..."
