Scientific
classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Dicotyledone
Order:
Umbillales
Familia:
Umbilliferae (Apiaceae)
Genus:
Centella
Species:
C. Hydrocotyle asiatica asiatica &
Pegagan
(Centella asiatica)
It
is very often considered as a plant pest
in rice fields rather wet, so this plant is only in the cast or in the exhaust,
but it turns out these plants can serve as a powerful drug. Medicinal plants
originated from tropical Asia region, spread across southeast Asia, including Indonesia, India,
People's Republic of China, Japan and Australia and then spread to
various other countries. Commonly known name for this medicinal plant Centella
asiatica is a leaf other than the horse's legs and Antanan.
Since
time immemorial, gotu kola has been used for medicinal skin, nervous disorders
and improve blood circulation. West Java
community recognize this plant as one of the plant for vegetables.
Local Name
Pegaga
(Aceh), leaves hooves (Malay), antanan (Sunda), Gagan, Gagan, Rendeng (Java),
taidah (Bali) sandanan (Irian) broken copper coin, buabok (UK), paardevoet (Netherlands), gotu kola (India),
ji xue cao (Simplified)
Type of
Centella asiatica
Centella
asiatica is an annual herb that grows plants and flowers spread throughout the
year. Plants will flourish if the land and the environment is suitable to be
used as pennutup soil. Type of Centella asiatica Centella asiatica is often
found is the red and green Indian pennywort. Centella asiatica, also known as
red antanan antanan rock garden or as many found in the rocks, dry and open.
Medicinal plants growing vine with red Pegagan stolon (geragih) and has no
stem, but have rhizoma (rhizome short). While green gotu kola is often found in
many areas paddies and grass on the sidelines. Place a green that is preferred
by kola rather damp places and open or slightly shaded. In addition, plants
like Centella asiatica or antanan there are four kinds of flowers antanan,
antanan beurit, antanan antanan mountains and water.
Contents
Centella
asiatica is simplisianya known as Centella Herba contains asiaticoside,
thankuniside, isothankuniside, madecassoside, brahmoside, brahmic acid,
brahminoside, madasiatic acid, meso-inositol, centelloside, carotenoids,
hydrocotylin, vellarine, tannins and mineral salts such as potassium, sodium,
magnesium , calcium and iron. Allegedly triterpenoida glycoside called
asiaticoside is antilepra and wound healing is remarkable. Substance vellarine
is giving a bitter taste.
Nature and
Benefits
Medicinal
plant Centella asiatica taste sweet, be cool, has the function of cleaning the
blood, blood circulation, peluruh urine (diuretic),
fever (antipiretika), stop the
bleeding (haemostatika), increased
neural memory, anti-bacterial, tonic, antispasma, antiinflammatory, hypotensive
, insecticides, allergy and stimulants. Saponin which is inhibiting the
production of excessive scar tissue (keloids
inhibit)
Other
gotu kola benefits of improving blood circulation to the arms and legs; prevent
varicose veins and wrong; improve memory, mental and stamina, and decreased
symptoms of stress and depression. Centella asiatica on research in rsu
dr.soetomo surabaya can be used to lower blood pressure, not decrease
drastically, so suitable for elderly patients.
Processing
Most
of Centella asiatica fresh vegetables are consumed, but there are dried to be
used as tea, take capsules or extract to be processed into a cream, ointment,
acne medication, and body lotion.
Source:
wikipedia.org
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