Gotu kola, Centella asiatica, Indian pennywort

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Gotu Kola

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Gotu kola, Centella asiatica, Indian pennywort

Centella grows in tropical swampy areas. The stems are slender, creeping stolons, green to reddish-green in color, connecting plants to each other. It has long-stalked, green, rounded apices which have smooth texture with palmately netted veins. The leaves are borne on pericladial petioles, around 2 cm (0.79 in). The rootstock consists of rhizomes, growing vertically down. They are creamish in color and covered with root hairs. The flowers are white or pinkish to red in color, born in small, rounded bunches (umbels) near the surface of the soil. Each flower is partly enclosed in two green bracts. The hermaphrodite flowers are minute in size, less than 3 mm (0.12 in), with five to six corolla lobes per flower. Each flower bears five stamens and two styles. The fruit are densely reticulate, distinguishing it from species of Hydrocotyle which have smooth, ribbed or warty fruit. The crop matures in three months, and the whole plant, including the roots, is harvested manually.

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Gotu Kola: The Indian Cure-All You Should Know

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The ancient Eastern tea has been used for everything from detoxification to preventing dementia.

GOTU KOLA also known as INDIAN PENNYWORT and in Sanskrit BRAHMI (Supreme knowledge, Divine creative energy), is found throughout India and the world in shaded, watery places. Gotu Kola is originally an Indian herb renowned for its rejuvenative powers in Ayurvedic medicine — “one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems” according to WebMD. It is the main revitalizing herb in Ayurvedic medicine for the brain and nerve cells. It is said to increase intelligence, longevity as well as memory, thus it decreases senility and aging. Gotu Kola strengthens the immune system by cleansing and feeding it and fortifies the adrenal glands.

Gotu Kola is bitter, sweet and cold therefore it balances the 3 doshas or humors of Ayurveda: Pitta, Vata and Kapha. Its leaves strengthen and tone the circulatory, digestive, nervous, respiratory, reproductive and excretory systems of the body.

Gotu Kola has the following properties:

• diuretic

• alterative (restores normal health by cleansing and purifying the blood)

• febrifuge (may reduce fever)

• nervine (tones and fortifies the nerves)

• rejuvenative

What can Gotu Kola do?

Indications for the use of Gotu Kola are as an adrenal purifier, blood purifier (may help in cases of AIDS), and immune system boost by cleansing and nourishing. It also can help protect and alleviate symptoms in the following areas of the body: eczema, epilepsy, hypochondria, hair loss, liver, longevity, memory, nervous disorders, psoriasis, dementia, chronic and/or obstinate skin conditions, convulsions, rheumatism as well as bowel disorders. Ultimately, Gotu Kola is best known for rejuvenating brain and nerve cells, promoting intelligence.

Additionally, Gotu Kola is sattwic in nature; it cools, balances and purifies the body, mind and spirit. In the Himalayas, Gotu Kola is used by yogis as food for meditation. It awakens the crown chakra and helps balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain. A cup of Gotu Kola may be taken before meditation. Gotu Kola revitalizes our Spirit creating a healthy Mind-Body connection.

How to use Gotu Kola

Gotu Kola may be prepared as an infusion by placing 200-500mg of the dried herb or a fresh handfull of leaves in a glass or mug of boiling water, or as a decoction by placing the herb in the boiling water for 5 to 15 minutes. The decoction may be cooled and diluted before drinking. For more dosage information, visit Examine.com.

Keep in mind, too much Gotu Kola may cause headaches, spaciness or itching.

Where to find Gotu Kola

Gotu Kola may be found at various macrobioticas, but the Ark Herb Farm is the best known Costa Rican supplier of the herb. The Ark is located just 45 minutes from San Jose’s center and offers tours, lunch and landscaping consulting.

Gotu Kola can also be found online, but will be subject to Costa Rica’s import laws.