{"id":610,"date":"2012-11-04T04:49:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T04:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=610"},"modified":"2013-01-27T05:52:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T05:52:17","slug":"brahmi-gotu-kola-centella-asiatica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=610","title":{"rendered":"Brahmi ~ Gotu Kola ~ Centella asiatica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Centella-asiatica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1297\" title=\"Centella asiatica\" src=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Centella-asiatica-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Centella-asiatica-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Centella-asiatica-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Centella-asiatica-332x249.jpg 332w, http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Centella-asiatica.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Brahmi (Gotu Kola)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Latin name<\/em>: Centella asiatica<\/p>\n<p><em>Family<\/em>: Umbelliferae<\/p>\n<p><em>Part used<\/em>: leaf<\/p>\n<p><em>Habitat<\/em>: marshes ofChina,India, S. Pacific<\/p>\n<p><em>Main constituents<\/em>: triterpenoid saponins, sapogenins, triterpene glycosides, free acids, minerals, vitamins B and C<\/p>\n<p><em>Energetics<\/em>: sweet, cooling, bitter<\/p>\n<p><em>Main herbal actions<\/em>: adaptogen, alterative, antispasmodic, peripheral vasodilator, nervine, relaxant, venous and capillary tonic<\/p>\n<p><em>Minor herbal actions<\/em>: mild depressant, antiseptic<\/p>\n<p><em>Main medicinal uses<\/em>: weak memory, cognitive disabilities, stress, fatigue, varicose veins<\/p>\n<p><em>Minor medicinal uses<\/em>: skin ulcers and eczema, weak hair and nails<\/p>\n<p><em>Preparations<\/em>: infusion: 1-2 oz bid; leaf juice: 10-15 ml bid; powder: 1-3 oz. bid<\/p>\n<p><em>Contraindications<\/em>: pregnancy, nursing, children under 2 years old, depression, using tranquilizers or sedatives<\/p>\n<p><em>Toxicity<\/em>: may cause headaches; topical application may induce rash or photosensitization<\/p>\n<p><em>Sources<\/em>: http:\/\/botanical.com\/products\/learn\/gotukola.html; http:\/\/herbsforhealth.about.com\/library\/weekly\/aa121297.htm; http:\/\/daleguyermd.com\/pages\/CentellaAsiatica.htm; http:\/\/www.niam.com\/corp-web\/centella.htm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brahmi (Gotu Kola) Latin name: Centella asiatica Family: Umbelliferae Part used: leaf Habitat: marshes ofChina,India, S. Pacific Main constituents: triterpenoid saponins, sapogenins, triterpene glycosides, free acids, minerals, vitamins B and C Energetics: sweet, cooling, bitter Main herbal actions: adaptogen, alterative, antispasmodic, peripheral vasodilator, nervine, relaxant, venous and capillary tonic Minor &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,98,70,39,168,37,36,90,165,32,166,78,167],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adaptogen","category-alterative","category-antispasmodic","category-bitter","category-tonic-capillary","category-cooling","category-energetics-taste","category-nervine","category-peripheral-vasodilator","category-properties","category-relaxant","category-sweet","category-venous-tonic","column","threecol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=610"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1296,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610\/revisions\/1296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}