Centella asiatica

Centella - Centella asiatica

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Plant Uses & Benefits: culinary herb, food, indoor, medicine, phyto-remediation, pot plant, small garden, tea

Names

Common names: centella, pennywort, pepperwort, gotu kola (English); icudwane (Zulu); varkoortjies, waternael, waternavel, winternael (Afrikaans). 
Botanical name: Centella asiatica
Previously known as: Hydrocotyle asiatica
Family: Apiaceae


Nature

Type: ground cover
Vegetation type:  
Flower colour: white
Flowering season: 
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Use as Medicine

Herbal traditions: 
Plant parts used: leaves

Safety & Toxicity

Safety: caution in long-term use

Qualities & Phytochemistry

Plant qualities: 
Phytochemical constituents: 

Actions & Pharmacology

Plant actions: anxiolytic / nervine-relaxant, vulnerary

Preparations

Plant preparations: cream, dried, fresh, infusion - aqueous, poultice, tincture

First-Aid Indications

First-aid use:  

Medical Indications

Medical use:  

Veterinary Indications

Medical use:  

Dosage

Research


Other Uses

Uses & Benefits: culinary herb, food, indoor, medicine, phyto-remediation, pot plant, small garden, tea

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Cultivation & Harvest

Light-level: full shade, semi-shade
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Soil pH: 
Propagation: cuttings, seed

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