gota kola organic 1/2 lb

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Just in fresh and organic gota kola, we have a few live organic plants which will be added to plant section soon. This listing is for 1/2 lb of organic gota kola. c/s.

Gota kola is an important Ayervedic herb used historically with skin problems and as a tonic. The herb is taken in India to rejuvenate the body and help increase mental function. It may also help with fertility and improve digestion. In the west, gota kola is mostly used for skin problems and as a wound healer. The constituents in the herb called asiaticosides can promote healing of wounds by speeding collagen formation and helping blood vessels form. It may also lend a large quantity of antioxidents to the wound in the first stages of healing.

Other uses that gota kola have been purported to have are to treat fevers, asthma, bronchitis and to promote new hair growth.

In clinical trials, the gota kola herb (Centella asiatica) has been found to strengthen connective tissue, increase circulation in the legs and improve cellulite. It assists in the elimination of excess fluids by improving the function of the lymph system. However, although Gota kola helps reduce cellulite under certain conditions, it is not a cure for cellulite, and diet and exercise are still important.

Gota kola is native to Sri Lanka and South Africa and has been used for centuries in the treatment of a wide variety of conditions, from leprosy to cellulite.

Centella asiatica (L.) Also known as Hydrocotyle asiatica,    Apiaceae.  Commonly known as Gota kola, hydrocotyle, Indian pennywort

Centella has been used in India since prehistoric times, as well as by the people of Java and other islands of Indonesia.  It was accepted as a drug in France in the 1880s.  The Eclectic physicians considered Centella effective for skin problems.

As a member of the family Apiaceae, Centella is related to the carrot, parsley and dill, but it has none of the usual characteristics of this family, such as feathery leaves or umbels.  It is a slender, creeping plant that flourishes in and around water.  It has fan-shaped leaves about the size of an old British penny (hence the name Indian pennywort).  A cuplike group of inconspicuous flowers develop near the ground.  It is indigenous to subtropical zones such as India, China, Indonesia, Australia, the South Pacific, Madagascar and Africa.

The above ground parts of plant are used as bulk  herb, capsule, and hydroalcoholic extract.

Centella promotes wound healing.  It significantly increases the collagen content of cell layer fibronectin, is anti-inflammatory (madecassoside), and stimulates wound healing (asiaticoside).


Asiatic acid is the constituent responsible for the collagen synthesis stimulation.   It stimulates the healing of chronic lesions such as ulcers, surgical wounds, fistula, gynecological and bladder lesions.  It is also used for treatment of psoriasis.   It is used for leprosy,  and keloid and hypertrophic scars.

Numerous studies have show that Centella is effective in the treatment of varicose veins and venous insufficiency.   This is attributed to Centella’s ability to enhance connective tissue structure of the connective tissue sheath that surrounds the vein, reducing hardening of the vein and improving the blood flow through the vein.

Centella has shown antihypertensive effects, sedative effects, antifertility effects and has been found to be effective in destroying cultured cancer tumor cells.

Centella has the traditional use of improving mental functioning and is being used in Europe for this purpose.  In tests with rats, retention of learned behavior was 3 to 60 times better in animals treated with Centella.   Developmentally disabled children after treatment with Centella were more attentive and better able to concentrate.

Centella is one of the most widely used herbs in Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine, where it is used as a nerve tonic and for ailments of the brain and nervous system including epilepsy, schizophrenia and memory loss.  It is used as remedy for eczema, leprosy and secondary syphilitic ulcers.  They also use it for the treatment of dysentery, ulcers, cholera, fever, headaches and stomachaches.  The Chinese primarily use it as a promoter of longevity.

It is commonly used for wound healing, improving vericose veins and circulation.  It is frequently found in combination with ginkgo for improvement of mental function.

The most active constituents are the triterpene saponins, which include asiaticoside, brahmoside, brahminoside, brahmaic acid and madecassoside.  These triterpenes can vary between 1.1 and 8 percent, with most falling between 2.2 and 3.4 percent. It also contains the alkaloid, hydrocotyline, flavonoids and terpenes.

(Centella asiatica) – In spite of the implication of the species name, Gota kola is world renowned for its ability to calm mind and body. Herbal Tinctures HT746, Brain Food, Ginkgo Biloba, Gota Kola, Blessed Thistle, Siberian Ginseng. HT747, Chill Out, Kava Kava, Valerian Root, St. Johns Wort, Passion Flower, Juniper & Sage: Herbs: A Glossary of Herbal Actions oregon grape, alfalfa, gota kola, marshmallow, dong quai, and ginseng. to reduce fevers: alfalfa, basil, gota kola, skullcap, chickweed, yarrow.

Gota Kola is known as the "memory herb." It stimulates circulation to the brain. It's considered to be one of the best nerve tonics. Many people use Gota Kola to increase learning ability. is known in India as a longevity herb, it is uncommonly rich in B vitamins and potassium and is used as a natural diuretic.

Helps maintain peripheral circulation (legs, hands and feet). Assists states of stress, helps relief pain from rheumatism and arthritis.

Gota Kola can be eaten straight from the plant, added to salads or chopped up ...

works in a unique way to improve memory and overcome brain fatigue.  It is invaluable as a brain food and an excellent natural neural tonic that slowly builds mental stamina and neural health.  Gota Kola, according to Asian and European practice, is an excellent blood purifier, glandular tonic and diuretic. It is known in India as the longevity herb.

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