Centella - Centella asiatica
Centella - Centella asiatica

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

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

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Nature & Cultivation

Family: Apiaceae
Type: ground cover
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Flower colour: white
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Light-level: full shade, semi-shade
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Propagation: cuttings, seed

Use as Medicine

Safety: caution in long-term use

Herbal traditions: 
Plant parts used: leaves

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Plant qualities: 
Plant actions: anxiolytic / nervine-relaxant, vulnerary
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Plant preparations: cream, dried, fresh, infusion - aqueous, poultice, tincture

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