CENTELLA ASIATICA (Gotu Kola)
Centella asiatica is a small herbaceous annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae and is native to India and other parts of Asia. The leaves are borne on pericladial petioles, around 2 cm.
Active Principle:
Indian Gotu kola herb contains the following glycosides:
indocentelloside, brahmoside, brahminoside, asiaticoside, thankuniside
and isothankuniside. The corresponding triterpene acids obtained on
hydrolysis of the glycosides are indocentoic, brahmic, asiatic,
thankunic and isothankunic. Also contains a green, strongly volatile
oil composed of unidentified terpene acetate, camphor, cineole, and
other essential oils.
Clinical Uses:
- Wound Healing and Skin Lesions: Gotu kola contains triterpenoids which strengthen the skin, increase the concentration of antioxidants in wounds, and restore inflamed tissues by increasing blood supply. Hence, Gotu kola has been used externally for burns, psoriasis, prevention of scar formation following surgery, recovery from an episiotomy following vaginal delivery of a newborn, and treatment of external fistulas.
- Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins: When blood vessels lose their elasticity, blood pools in the legs and fluid leaks out of the blood vessels, causing the legs to swell (venous insufficiency). In another study of people with varicose veins, ultrasound examination revealed improvements in the vascular tone of those who took Gotu kola.
- Scleroderma: One study involving 13 females with scleroderma found that Gotu kola decreased joint pain, skin hardening, and improved finger movement.
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