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[[File:Asiatic PennywortCentella asiatica - large.jpg|thumb|right|''Ondelaga'', ''Centella asiatica'']]
'''Centella asiatica''' is a small, herbaceous, frost-tender perennial plant of the family Mackinlayaceae. it is a small creeping herb with shovel shaped leaves emerging alternately in clusters at the stem nodes.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Hysteria}}, {{Uses|Dysuria}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Chronic ulcers}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Hysteria}}, {{Uses|Dysuria}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Chronic ulcers}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}Mandooka Parni can be used in food. Aerial part is cooked as vegetable<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Centella asiatica has large amounts of pentacyclic triterpenoids including asiaticoside, brahmoside, asiatic acid, and brahmic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Brahmi soppu, ಗದ್ದೆ ಬರಗ Gadde baraga|ml=Kutakam, Kutannal|sa=Bhandi, Bhandiri|ta=Kacappi|te=Mandukaparni|hi=Ballari, bhekiBheki|en=Pennywort, Coinwort|gu=Brahmi, Khadabrahmi|te=Mandukaparni, Sarasvati-aku|ta=Kacappi, Matanti }}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Balya, Dipana, Hrdya, Kaphapittahara, Medhya, Varnya, Visaghna, Svarya, Rasayana, Ayuṣya, Smrtiprada
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Mandooka Parni contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-A, B and K; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|orbicularOrbicular-reniform|Crenate or sub-entire, glabrous, nerves radiating, petiole to 12 cm long, sheathing at base}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|1-2 cm long|pinkPink|5|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|ovoidOvoid|3-4 mm long|reticulateReticulate-rugose|7-9-ribbed|manyMany|Fruiting from June to December}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Centella asiatica, more commonly known as gotu kola, has enjoyed a long history as a medicinal herb in the Orient<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Centella asiatica is available through May to November<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Along ditches}}, {{Commonly seen|Wet areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Marshy and open areas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://eol.org/pages/581713/overview Chemistry]</ref>
<referencesref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 121</ref> <ref name="chemical compositionHow to plant/cultivate">[http://eolhomeguides.orgsfgate.com/pagescultivate-centella-asiatica-21681.html How to cultivate centella]</581713/overview ref> <ref name="chemistryCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/centella-asiatica Common names]</ref>
<ref name="LeafUses">[https://indiabiodiversityKarnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.org/species/show/229119 "morphology"]M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 147</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivateForest foods of Western Ghat">[http://homeguides"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr.sfgateAnuradha S.com/cultivate-centella-asiatica-21681Upadhye, Page No.html "how to cultivate centella"]45, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
* [http://www.homeremediess.com/centella-asiatica-medicinal-uses-and-pictures/ Centella Asiatica Medicinal Uses And Pictures]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photosApiaceae]]
