清熱生津、涼血解毒、活血消腫、清利濕熱
主治跌打損傷、外伤出血、治療疮毒等
用於各種熱病引起的高熱、煩渴、咽喉腫痛以及多種食物、藥物中毒
助於除去過多的液體、減少疲勞及憂鬱、增加性衝動、縮小組織和刺激中樞神經系統
可中和血酸和降低體溫，促進傷口的癒合，對於靜脈曲張和心臟、肝臟功能有益
對於心血管疾病、疲勞、結締組織疾病、腎結石、食慾不佳和睡眠疾病均有幫助
Pennywort commonly known as centella and gotu kola
Gotu kola is used to treat varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency and in ointments to treat psoriasis and help heal minor wounds, thanks to its triterpenoids contents. Studies have also shown positive effects on anxiety and scleroderma.
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10 crowns
For more than 10 health boosters
Very much worthy is this common roadside medicinal plant
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Indonesia: used for sambai oi peuga-ga, an Aceh type of salad, and is also mixed into asinan in Bogor.
Vietnam and Thailand: used for preparing a drink or can be eaten in raw form in salads or cold rolls.
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India: used in summer drink thandaayye. It is known as vallarai in Tamil. It is an important component of unave marunthuconcept which translates to food is medicine. Vallarai Kootu is a dish made out of centella and Dal. Vallarai thuvaiyal/thugaiyal, poriyal, spice podi (to be mixed with rice and ghee) and chutney are all various applications of centella in home cooking.
Sri Lanka: often prepared as malluma (මැල්ලුම), a traditional accompaniment to rice and curry, and goes especially well with vegetarian dishes, such as dhal, and jackfruit or pumpkin curry. It is considered quite nutritious. In addition to finely chopped gotu kola,malluma almost always contains grated coconut, and may also contain finely chopped green chilis, chili powder, turmeric powder and lime(or lemon) juice. A variation of the nutritious porridge known as kola kenda is also made with gotu kola by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. Kola Kenda is made with very well-boiled red rice (with extra liquid), coconut milk and gotu kola, which is pureed.
Bangladesh: mashed centella is eaten with rice.
