GOTU KOLA Centella asiatica
Liquid extract of dried leaf.
- Actions: Enhances integrity and vascularization of connective tissue and skin, hastens wound
healing, and stimulates hair and nail growth. Improves elasticity and strength of blood vessels.
Rejuvenating tonic.
- Uses: Injury, disease and aging of the connective tissue and skin: Wounds, broken bones, torn
ligaments and tendons, burns, anal fissures, ulcers (skin, stomach, duodenal, bladder and
varicose), dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, cellulitis, tendonitis, fibrocystic breast, liver cirrhosis,
prevention and reduction of keloids and hypertrophic scars, leprosy, tuberculosis, lupus,
scleroderma, periodontal (gum) disease, retinal detachment, tuberculosis, and varicose veins and
hemorrhoids. In the traditional Ayurvedic medicine of India, Gotu Kola is considered a
Rasayana (rejuvenator) herb and has been used for centuries to increase vitality, prolong life
and to enhance learning and memory.
- Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 3 or 4 times per day. In severe conditions one can take up to
100 drops, 4 times per day.
- Cautions: None known.