Common name: Gotu kola
Family: Apiaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Hydrocotyle asiatica</i> L.
Country of Origin: Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia
Description:
Uses: Ayurveda uses for this plant include aiding disorders of the nervous system, digestive system, circulatory and integumentary system. It has been used for depression, anxiety and memory loss.
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Source: Jason Lopez - University of Washington
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Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Apiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apiaceae
- SubFamily: Mackinlayoideae
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References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, August 06, 2018.
- Centella asiatica at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Monday, August 06, 2018.
- Centella asiatica at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, August 06, 2018.
- Centella asiatica at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Monday, August 06, 2018.
- Gohil KJ, Patel JA, Gajjar AK. Pharmacological Review on Centella asiatica: A Potential Herbal Cure-all, Indian J Pharm Sci. 2010;72(5):546-56. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
- Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) © Vespertunes [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
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