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Centella asiatica - Mandooka Parni

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[[File:Centella asiatica-ethnoplantslarge.JPGjpg|thumb|right|''ondelagaOndelaga'', ''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"/>.
'''Centella asiatica''' <ref name="Centella asiatica"/>, commonly known as '''centella''' and '''gotu''' kola, is a small, herbaceous=Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, frost-tender perennial plant of the family '''Mackinlayaceae''' or subfamily '''Mackinlayoideae''' of family '''Apiaceae'''{{Parts Used|Stem}}, and is native to wetlands in Asia{{Parts Used|Roots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Centella asiatica has large amounts of pentacyclic triterpenoids including asiaticoside, brahmoside, asiatic acid, and brahmic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== '''''Gotu''''' kola is also used for Common names=={{Common names|kn=ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Brahmi soppu, ಗದ್ದೆ ಬರಗ Gadde baraga|ml=Kutakam, Kutannal|sa=Bhandi, Bhandiri|ta=Kacappi|te=Mandukaparni|hi=Bheki|en=Pennywort, Coinwort|gu=Brahmi, Khadabrahmi|te=Mandukaparni, Sarasvati-aku|ta=Kacappi, Matanti }}<ref name="Common names"/>
#fatigue==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, #anxietyGuna - Qualities, #depressionVeerya - Potency, #psychiatric disordersVipaka - Post-digesion effect, #Alzheimer's diseaseKarma - Pharmacological activity,Prabhava - Therepeutics.#improving memory and intelligence. ===Dravya===
Other uses include wound healing===Rasa===Madhura, traumaKatu, and circulation problems (venous insufficiency) including varicose veinsTikta, and blood clots in the legs.Kasaya===Guna===Laghu, Sara===Veerya===Shita===Vipaka===Madura===Karma===Balya, Dipana, Hrdya, Kaphapittahara, Medhya, Varnya, Visaghna, Svarya, Rasayana, Ayuṣya, Smrtiprada===Prabhava===
==Useful parts of =Nutritional components===Mandooka Parni contains the plant=Following nutritional components like Vitamin-A, B and K; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
*'''Leaves, Stem and Root'''.==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Perennial}}
==Common Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Orbicular-reniform|Crenate or sub-entire, glabrous, nerves radiating, petiole to 12 cm long, sheathing at base}}<ref name=="Leaf"/>
* '''English''' - Indian water navelwort===Flower===* '''Kannada''' {{Flower|Unisexual|1- ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ; ಒಂದೆಲಗ* '''Hindi''' 2 cm long|Pink|5|Flowers Season is June - खुलाकुडी August}}
== References =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==
[[Karimbirumbadi kashayam]], [[Brihat Guduchi taila]], [[Abana]], [[Abraka Bhasma]], [[Chaturmukha Rasa]], [[Jyotishmati Taila]], [[Braahmi Ghrith]], [[Braahmi Tailam]], [[Manjishadi Kvata Churna]], [[Saraswataadi Lehya]], [[Saraswataarishta]]<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
 
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
==Cultivation 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==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Asiatic Pennywort.jpg|Habit
Brahmi (Marathi- ब्राह्मी) (6935473447).jpg|Flower
File:Bor-manimuni.JPG|Leaves
File:Centella asiatica - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg|Flower
File:Centella asiatica flowerhead2 (8417486829).jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
 
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Centella asiaticachemical composition">[httpshttp://en.wikipediaeol.org/wikipages/581713/overview Chemistry]</Centella_asiatica ref> <ref name="wikipediaLeaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 121</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]</referencesref>
<ref name== External links =="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 147</ref>
*[http://www<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr.webmdMandar N.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-753-gotu%20kolaDatar and Dr.aspx?activeingredientid=753& "webmd"]* [http://wwwAnuradha S.flowersofindiaUpadhye, Page No.net45, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</catalogref></slides/Indian%20Pennywort.html "flowersofindia"]references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.livestrong.com/article/463132-what-is-the-difference-between-brahmi-gotu-kola/ What Are the Benefits of Centella Asiatica]
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116297/ Pharmacological Review on Centella asiatica: A Potential Herbal Cure-all]
* [http://www.gyanunlimited.com/health/centella-benefits-for-improving-brain-memory-and-wisdom/11486/ Centella Benefits for Improving Brain, Memory and Wisdom]
* [http://www.homeremediess.com/centella-asiatica-medicinal-uses-and-pictures/ Centella Asiatica Medicinal Uses And Pictures]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Apiaceae]]
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