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Article: Gotu kola
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- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Gotu kola's (Centella asiatica) popularity as a medicinal herb is mostly due to its reputation as a brain stimulant. Since ancient times, the leaves have been used in India to sharpen memory, focus the mind and enhance meditation. However, these are not gotu kola's only claims to fame.
Gotu kola has effectively been used for centuries in India's Ayurvedic medicine to treat a variety of skin disorders, including eczema and lupus. Its ability to mend broken skin is so powerful, that a salve made from the leaves is even used to heal lesions caused by leprosy. Researchers have found that gotu kola rebuilds injured skin tissue, speeds up the healing of burns ...