Since time immemorial, gotu kola has been used for medicinal skin, nervous disorders and improve blood circulation. West Java community recognize this plant as one of the plant for vegetables.
Type of Centella asiatica
Centella asiatica is an annual herb that grows plants and flowers spread throughout the year. Plants will flourish if the land and the environment is suitable to be used as pennutup soil. Type of Centella asiatica Centella asiatica is often found is the red and green Indian pennywort. Centella asiatica, also known as red antanan antanan rock garden or as many found in the rocks, dry and open. Centella asiatica growing vine with red stolon (geragih) and has no stem, but have rhizoma (rhizome short). While green is often a lot of Centella asiatica in the area dijumpau paddies and grass on the sidelines. Place a green that is preferred by kola rather damp places and open or slightly shaded. In addition, plants like Centella asiatica or antanan there are four kinds of flowers antanan, antanan beurit, antanan antanan mountains and water.
Contents Centella asiatica is simplisianya known as Centella Herba contains asiaticoside, thankuniside, 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 triterpenoida glycoside called asiaticoside is antilepra and wound healing is remarkable. Substance vellarine is giving a bitter taste.
Nature and Benefits
Centella asiatica taste sweet, be cool, has the function of cleaning the blood, blood circulation, peluruh urine (diuretic), fever (antipiretika), stop the bleeding (haemostatika), increased neural memory, anti-bacterial, tonic, antispasma, antiinflammatory, hypotensive, insecticide , allergy and stimulants. Saponin which is inhibiting the production of excessive scar tissue (keloids inhibit)
Other gotu kola benefits of improving blood circulation to the arms and legs; prevent varicose veins and wrong; improve memory, mental and stamina, and decreased symptoms of stress and depression. Centella asiatica on research in rsu dr.soetomo surabaya can be used to lower blood pressure, not decrease drastically, so suitable for elderly patients.
Processing
Most of Centella asiatica fresh vegetables are consumed, but there are dried to be used as tea, take capsules or extract to be processed into a cream, ointment, acne medication, and body lotion.
Brain food Centella asiatica has been used as a drug mainly by people of India, Pakistan, Malaysia, and most of Eastern Europe since thousands of years ago. These plants are believed to increase the resilience of the body, cleanse blood, urine and smooth.
Far Eastern people in Europe use it to cure leprosy (a chronic infectious disease due to Mycobacterium leprae) and tuberculosis (TB). Another important benefit is to give a positive effect on the excitatory nerve and brain blood flow in brain arteries. This plant is also believed to cope with severe burns, liver cirrhosis, keloid, scleroderma, venous vascular disorders, lupus, and improve mental function.
Currently, gotu kola is often used as a tonic (booster) of the brain and nervous endurance. This plant is used orally and topically to increase blood circulation to the arms and legs, preventing varicose veins, and whiplash.
As expressed Ki Sukma Muhammad, developers kola tea, this herb is able to maintain memory and boost immunity. Triterpenoida glycoside compound and several minerals proved useful for the immune system and memory. Gotu kola may also help balance the energy levels and reduce symptoms of stress and depression.
From clinical trials in India, this plant can increase the IQ and mental ability, and overcome mental weakness in children. Other studies prove, Centella can improve learning ability and memory. Because of its benefits, the plant is also known as "brain food".
Among the many active ingredients of Centella content, such as the free acids, minerals, vitamins B and C, the main ingredient it contains is a steroid, namely triterpenoid glycosides. Triterpenoid having wound healing activity of extraordinary. Some of the active ingredients will increase mental function through a calming effect, antistres, and anticemas.
Asiatosida functioning repair skin cells, stimulating the growth of nails, hair, and connective tissue. High doses of saponin glycosides will produce the effect of pain relief. Saponinnya beneficial influence of collagen, for example, in inhibiting the production of excessive scar tissue.
Prolong Benefits associated with nerve and brain function has been proven through various studies. A total of 30 patients of children who suffer from mental weakness showed significant improvement after being given herb Centella for 12 weeks. A total of six patients with liver cirrhosis showed improvement (except for the chronic) after two months of drinking it.
Other studies have shown, various diseases, such as scleroderma, venous vascular disorders, and indigestion, the average can be cured with a concoction that up to 80 percent after 2-18 months. In adults and older, use of Centella is very good to help strengthen the workings of the brain, improve memory, and combating fatigue.
Centella is also beneficial for children with attention deficit disorder (ADD). This is due to a stimulatory effect on the brain thus increasing one's ability to more concentration and focus. In addition it also has a relaxation effect on an overactive nervous system.
In Ayurveda treatment in India, this plant is known as the herb youth and prolong life. This is evident from the observations, we know elephants have long life because of these animals eat a lot of Centella. The active ingredients are still good in gotu kola leaf, in a state of fresh and dry.
Interested glanced gotu kola? If you want to complement your living pharmacy collection, treatment is not difficult, really. Stay planted in pots rather wide due to Centella asiatica growing creeper.
Concocting the leaf bowl Despite its designation as varied as boardinghouse tekosan (Madura), pagaga (Makassar), tungke (Bugis), kori-kori (Halmahera), and kolotidi manora (Ternate), gotu kola leaf is often called the bowl because of its concave like a bowl. In addition can be made ointment or vegetable, gotu kola can also be dried to be used as herbal tea. Terrible, gotu kola leaves are not bitter, so it is still acceptable tongue children.
Here are some examples of their formula.
The ointment or vegetable longevity - Take Duan Centella asiatica fresh taste (can be added the trunk), prepare the other ingredients to make ointment or vegetables. The bottom line gotu kola leaves and stems can stand on its own or mixed with other vegetables.
Healthy Drinks - Take the dried leaves of gotu kola has approximately 10 grams (for adults) or 2.5 g (children). Boil three cups of water until cooked. To be sweet to added sugar cube. As a beverage warmers can be added to milk.
Juice - Take a handful of fresh gotu kola leaves the hands of adults, mixed with enough water. Other fruits can be added, then insert it into the blender. If necessary, add sugar, milk, or honey for sweet. Blend until smooth and ready to be served by adding ice.
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