Gotu kola (崩大碗)
Perennial herb with a creeping growth habit.
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Centella asiatica
COMMON NAME
Spadeleaf, Indian Pennywort, Gotu kola, 积雪草, 崩大碗
CLASSIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Division Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) Plant Growth Form Aquatic & Hydrophyte (Waterside / Marginal) Mode of Nutrition Autotrophic Maximum Height 0.2 m Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width 1 m PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION
Light Preference Semi-Shade, Full Shade Water Preference Lots of Water Plant Growth Rate Moderate Maintenance Requirements Low Propagation Method Seed, Stolon / Runner USES
- The plant has been used in traditional Indian medicine for various pathological disorders, healing of wounds, burns and leprosis.
- The Chinese use it to improve the appetite, as an aid to digestion and to treat sores and ulcers.
- In Malaysia, an infusion of the leaves is drunk as cooling agent.
Disclaimer
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