Gotu Kola | Centella asiatica

Gotu Kola is a versatile adaptogen traditionally used to enhance memory, cognition, and resilience to stress. It supports circulation, skin healing, and connective tissue repair, while also calming the nervous system.

Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) with rounded green leaves, a traditional Ayurvedic and Chinese herb used to support memory, circulation, and wound healing.

Benefits & Uses

  • Cognitive support: Enhances brain function, memory, and focus; used traditionally in Ayurveda for longevity and mental clarity.

  • Stress & anxiety: Modulates stress responses, reduces anxiety, and promotes calm energy.

  • Skin & wound healing: Stimulates collagen production, aids healing of cuts, burns, and chronic skin conditions.

  • Circulation: Improves blood flow, strengthens veins, and helps with varicose veins and venous insufficiency.

  • Joint & detox support: Reduces inflammation, eases arthritis symptoms, supports liver detoxification, and soothes gastrointestinal discomfort.

Form & Dosage

  • Infusion/tea: 1–2 tsp dried leaves steeped in hot water, up to 2 times daily.

  • Powder: 1–3 g daily, mixed with water, honey, or warm milk.

  • Capsules/extracts: Standardized preparations available for cognitive or circulatory support.

  • Topical: Used in salves or creams for skin healing.

Parts Used

Aerial parts (leaves, flowers, stems).

Precautions

  • Pregnancy & Breastfeeding: Avoid medicinal doses; safety not established.

  • Liver Conditions: Use cautiously in individuals with liver disease.

  • Long-term Use: Best used in cycles; avoid continuous high-dose use.

  • Children: Use only with professional supervision.

Sources

For more detailed information about the different ways to take herbs, consider taking a course at the HomeGrown Herbalist Online School of Botanical Medicine.

 
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