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'''Centella asiatica''' <ref name="Centella asiatica"/>, commonly known as '''centella''' and '''gotu''' kola, is a small, herbaceous, frost-tender perennial plant of the family '''Mackinlayaceae''' or subfamily '''Mackinlayoideae''' of family '''Apiaceae''', and . it is native to wetlands a small creeping herb with shovel shaped leaves emerging alternately in Asiaclusters at the stem nodes.
==Uses==
{{Uses|fatigue}}, {{Uses|anxiety}}, {{Uses|depression}}, {{Uses|psychiatric disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Alzheimer's disease}}, {{Uses|improving memory and intelligence}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|trauma}}
== '''''Gotu''''' kola is also used for Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Useful parts of the plantProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Common name=Guna===
===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Asiatic Pennywort.jpg Bai bua bo ใบบัวบก Centella asiatica.jpg Bor-manimuni.JPG Brahmi (Marathi- ब्राह्मी) (6935473447).jpg Cent1.jpg Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (6935470969).jpg Centella asiatica - Flickr - Kevin Thiele (1).jpg Centella asiatica - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg </gallery> == References ==
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<ref name="Centella asiaticachemical composition">[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Centella_asiatica Agrimonia_eupatoria "wikipediapractical palnts"]</ref>
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== External links Links==
[[Category:Herbs]]
