Brahmi, Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica
Description
Centella grows in tropical swampy areas.The stems are slender, creeping stolons, green to reddish-green in color, connecting plants to each other.
| Sr | Item name |
| 1 | Brahmi, Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica – Plant |
| 2 | 5 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black) |
Centella asiatica, commonly known as centella and Gotu kola, is a small, herbaceous, annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to wetlands in Asia.It is used as a medicinal herb in Ayurvedic medicine, traditional African medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine.
It is also known as the Asiatic pennywort or Indian pennywort in English, among various other names in other languages. It has long-stalked, green, rounded apices which have smooth texture with palmately netted veins. The leaves are borne on pericardial petioles, around 2 cm. The rootstock consists of rhizomes, growing vertically down. They are creamish in color and covered with root hairs.