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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>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://eol.org/pages/581713/overview 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 preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/02/04/gotu-kola-health-benefits-uses-dose-side-effects-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://homeguides.sfgate.com/cultivate-centella-asiatica-21681.html How to cultivate centella]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/centella-asiatica Common names]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 147</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest 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>
</references>
