Gotu kola, Plants With Extraordinary Benefits

Gotu Kola

Kingdom: Plantae
(Not included) Eudicots
(Not included) asterid
Order: Apiales
Family: Mackinlayaceae
Genus: Centella
Species: C. asiatica


This Herbal (Centella asiatica) is a plant that grows wild in the plantation, farm, roadside, and rice paddies. This plant comes from the tropical regions of Asia, spread across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, India, the People's Republic of China, Japan and Australia and then spread to many other countries. Common names for this plant is known besides
This Herbal leaves hooves and antanan.

Since time immemorial, This Herbal has been used to cure skin, nervous disorders and improves blood circulation. Community West know this plant as one of the plants to vegetables.

Local Name

Centella (Aceh), leaves hooves (Malay), ampagaga (piano), antanan (R), gagan-gagan, Rendeng (Java), piduh (back) sandanan (Irian) broken copper coin, semanggen (Koster, Delhi), Gaga (Makassar), leaf plates (Bugis) buabok (UK), paardevoet (Netherlands), gotu kola (India), ji xue cao (Chinese)

Gotu kola type

Gotu kola is a herbaceous perennial plant that grows and spreads bloom throughout the year. Plants will thrive when the soil and the environment to be used in accordance pennutup ground. Type of gotu kola kola is widely used red and green pennywort.


This Herbal is also known as red antanan antanan rock gardens or as many rocks found in the area, dry and open. Gotu kola grow vines with red runner (stolon) and does not have a trunk, but have rhizomes (short rhizome). The gotu kola is often a lot of green found in the area of ​​and on the sidelines of the grass. Place favored by gotu kola is a bit green and moist open or somewhat shaded. In addition, the plant is similar to This Herbal

Contents

This Herbal known as Centella Herb contains asiaticoside, tonsillitis, isothankuniside, madecassoside, brahmoside, Brahmic acid, brahminoside, madasiatic acid, meso-inositol, centelloside, carotenoids, hydrocotylin, vellarine, tannins and mineral salts such as potassium, sodium, magnesium , calcium and iron. Allegedly called glycosides triterpenoida asiaticoside is antilepra and wound healing extraordinary. Vellarine existing substances give a bitter taste.

Nature and Benefits

Gotu kola is sweet, it is cool, has the function of cleaning the blood, blood circulation, laxative urine (diuretic), fever (antipiretika), bleeding (haemostatika), improve nerve memory, anti-bacterial, tonic, antispasma, anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, insecticide , hypo-allergenic and stimulants. Saponins inhibit the production of existing scar tissue excess (inhibit the occurrence of keloids).
Gotu kola other benefits that improve blood circulation in arms and legs; prevent varicose veins and one; improve memory, mental and stamina; and decreased symptoms of stress and depression. Herbal on research in RSU Dr. Digital Collections can be used to lower blood pressure, decrease does not dramatically, so it is suitable for elderly patients.


Processing
Most of This Herbal for fresh vegetables consumed, but there are dried to make tea, taken to extract capsules made or processed into cream, ointment, acne medication, as well as body lotion.

Gotu kola With Benefits Versatility

These plants come from tropical regions of Asia, spread across Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and countries like India, China, Japan and Australia and then spread to many other countries. Plants Gotu kola has a unique name in every region in Indonesia such as leaves hooves (Malay), antanan (Sunda / West Java), pegaga (Aceh), ampagaga (Batak), gagan-gagan / Rendeng (Java), taidah (Bali) , paiduh (Nusa Tenggara), wisu-wisu, Kisu-Kisu (Sulawesi), sandanan (Irian). Besides Indonesia
Gotu kola plant also has the title at one of the country such as: broken copper coin, buabok (UK), paardevoet (Netherlands), gotu kola (India), ji xue cao (Hanzi).

Gotu kola plant has a lot of elements - active chemical elements that each - each has particularly benefit as a healer of sorts - illnesses. The following elements - chemical elements in plants Centella asiatica:

1. Asiatosida improve the functioning of skin cells, stimulate growth of nails, hair, and connective tissue.
2. Saponin glycosides. With the use of high doses are capable of producing pain relief effect.
3. Beneficial saponins to affect the collagen, for example, in inhibiting the production of excessive scar tissue.
4. Triterpenoid have activity exceptional wound healing.
5. Compound Triterpenoida glycoside called asiaticoside and similar compounds, has benefits as an anti leprosy (Hansen Morbus).
6. Several other active ingredients will improve mental function through a calming effect, anti stress, and anti cemas.

Benefits Of Gotu Kola Medicinal Plants To:

Hemorrhoids, swelling of the liver or liver, ulcers, bitten by a snake, wound bleeding, high blood, measles, fever, tonsillitis, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, cleanse the blood, tissue repair bile, melancarkan digestion, ward off disease leprosy, measles, hepatitis, fever, tonsillitis, heavy metal poisoning, vomiting of blood, and intestinal worms, etc.