Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Centella asiatica
Scientific Name and Description
Centella asiatica (L.) URBAN
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Hydrocotyle asiatica L.
Trisanthus cochinchinensis Lour.
Trisanthus cochinchinensis Lour.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | gotu kola |
| Hindi | bemgsag, brahma-manduki, brahmamanduki, brahmi, brahmi buti, brahmi-buti, brahmibuti, khulakhudi, khulakudi, kulakudi, popli |
| Kannada | brahmee soppu, brrahmi soppu, elikivi balli, elikivi soppu, gadde baraga, gadde oraga, ilikivi soppu, ondelaga, saraswathi, soppu, thambooli gida, thambooli soppu, vondelaga, Mandukaparni |
| Malayalam | codagen, kodagam, kutakam, kutakan, kutannai, kutannal, muthal, muttil, Swethakumari |
| Marathi | braahmi, brahmi, ekapaani, ekpani bramhi, karinga, karino, karivana, karivanaa, karumdo, umdri, undri, Velasara |
| Sanskrit | aindri, bheka-parni, bhekaparni, bhekaparnika, bheki, brahmamanduki, brahmi, cheka-parni, darduchhada, divya, mahaushadhi, mandukaparni, mandukaparnika, manduki, sarasvati, supriya, tvashti |
| Tamil | akantapuntu, atikacuracantini, babassa, callakamikakkoti, callakamikam, cantaki, caracuvati, carasvati mulikai, catakacitti1, catanakarpamuli, cilukki, cinki, cinkikkoti, citavaram1, curacantini, kacappi, kacappu, kanakkuratti , kattuvallarai, kulattukkulkuratti, kunacali, kunatti, mantukaparani, pantakiri, pantakirikkoti, pantitalatacinki, parai, paraikkoti, parni, piramamantuki, vaellarai, valarai, vallaarai, vallarai, vallaraikkoti, vallaral, vallari, valuluvai arisi, vayalukkullalakanavalli, vikasiti, viriyatacicceti, viriyatecu, vularei, yocanavalli, Vallarai |
| Telugu | babassa, bekaparnamu, bokkudu, bokuduchettu, brahmakuraku, mandooka brahmi, mandooki-brahmi, manduka, mandukbrammi, saraswathi aaku, saraswathi aku, saraswati aku, vellaaraku, Brahmi |
| Tibetan | mam du ra ka pa rni, man du rag pa rni |
| Urdu | brahmi |
| Common name | Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Whole plant
Herbal Remedies
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Krishna et al. 2011
Pushpangadan and Atal 1984
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-2 Author - C.J SALDHANA
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Centella asiatica. (2024, June 26). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centella_asiatica
Body
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Saraswati aku Apiaceae Whole plant Memory
Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort and Asiatic pennywort also Gotu Kola.
Centella asiatica (L.) Urban. Apiaceae Vallarai Herb Leaves Paste Blood pressure and Antihyperlipidemic
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Habit- Perennial herb
Parts used - Whole plant
Application - Fever; leprosy; dysentery; inflammation; jaundice; headache and memory power; neurosis; skin disease; syphiilis; nervine tonic; voice clarity; cough; body; refregirant; tooth ache; antibacterial; blood pressure; memory power; leprosy; cardiac disorders; fish poison; veneral diseases
Treatment - General; women; children
References - Krishna et al. 2011, Pushpangadan and Atal 1984