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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"/> ===Food===Mandooka Parni can be used in food. Aerial part is cooked as vegetable<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
==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==
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Ovoid|3-4 mm long|Reticulate-rugose|7-9-ribbed|Many|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==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://eol.org/pages/581713/overview "chemistry"Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversityKappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No.org/species/show/229119 "morphology"]121</ref> <ref name="Ayurvedic preparationsHow to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://easyayurvedahomeguides.sfgate.com/2013/02/04/gotucultivate-kolacentella-healthasiatica-benefits-uses-dose-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ "Ayurvedic preparations"21681.html How to cultivate centella]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivateCommon names">[httphttps://homeguidessites.sfgategoogle.com/cultivatesite/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/centella-asiaticaCommon names]</ref> <ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume -216812 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.html 147</ref> <ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"how to cultivate centellaForest food for Northern region of Western Ghats"]by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.45, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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