Gotu kola (Centella Asiatica)

Gotu Kola is a wild plant that grows like a weed in the yard, the fields and sometimes also in the yard. The shape of the gotu kola plant is almost identical to seanggi .It has the scientific name Centella asiatica , gotu kola included in the classification of the kingdom Plantae and still family or relatives of Mackinlayaceae . Gotu kola is thought to originate Asian Tropical and many scattered in the region of Indonesia and its neighbors .Why are we discussing about the Gotu Kola ? Because since time immemorial , the plant is already be one alternative to traditional medicine .




 
source :kesehatandia.blogspot.co.id 

Chemical content contained in gotu kola is not much different from that of other medicinal plants . But in any herbal remedies . There must be the same and also different . Some of the content of gotu kola is : Asiaticoside , Centelloside , Carotenoids , Thankuniside , Isothankuniside , Madecassoside, Brahmoside , Brahmic acid, Brahminoside, Madasiatic acid , Meso - inositol, Hydrocotylin, vellarine, Tanin and also some mineral salts such as potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium and iron . Indeed, if it had been seen from some of the content of the above, it is undeniable that many of the benefits and properties that can be obtained for a body health.

Look, there are many chemical contents those are very useful for human health, some of the benefits are: 

As a natural blood purifier 

Laxative or facilitate urine

Lowering body heat caused fever 

Normalize Circulation of blood in the body 

Stop the bleeding at the wound 

Improve memory 

Anti-bacterial, tonic , antispasma , and antiinflammatory 

Anti- allergic and also as a stimulant Varicose veins and prevent whiplash 

Energy and stamina enhancer 

Prevent stress and depression 

Blood booster 

Preventing osteoporosis or brittle bones

How  to consume this plants? do not worry, now it is provide as traditional medicine  capsuled by some factories such as Herba Penawar Alwahida Indonesia or HPAI. Below is  the picture of the product

source: Hpaindonesia.net

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