Introduction

Herbs are most valuable and beneficial for rehabilitation because they are naturally occurring, non-chemical substances that favors health with non-significant other health damages.

Among useful herbs gotu kola has prime importance. Gotu kola is a valuable herb and alternatively named as Asiatic Pennywort, Luei Gong Gen, Takip-kohol, Antanan, Pegagan, Pegaga, vallaarai, Kula kud and Brahmi in different parts of the world. It is a small herbaceous plant found in areas of Sri Lanka, Northern Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Melanesia, New Guinea, and other parts of Asia.

Stem of Gotu kola plant is slender and grow horizontally, thus provides interconnection between parts of plant. Root of gotu kola plant is rhizome means it act as food storage part for plant. Flowers are red in color and found in bunches.

Gotu Kola is a very valuable and advantageous herb. It was used historically in Chinese herbal remedy and in native Asian countries.

Herbal Utilization

Gotu Kola is useful among Indians because of its favorable effects on brain health. It shows its favorable effects on activity of brain in number of ways like it provides support to mental strength and also enhances memory.

Gotu Kola along with Vitamin C shows its beneficial effect on healing of burns. Gotu kola contains Asiatic acid, Asiaticoside and Madecassic acid. These three compounds when combine with Vitamin C show their favorable effects on collagen. Collagen is a key element in skin repair.

In addition to these, tropical use of gotu kola also shows its beneficial effect on swelling and itching of skin and also in wound healing. Extract of gotu kola also shows favorable effects on circulatory problems, foot swelling and problems associated with veins.

Energy, passion and enthusiasm are the essential need for survival in modern world. Gotu kola is a very useful herb which shows its beneficial effects during conditions of fatigue and despair. It also shows favorable effects on sex drive. It also provides beneficial effects on energy level of body.



Gotu Kola also provides its favorable effects to support liver function. It also shows favorable effects on appetite enhancement.