Plant profile · Asia
Gotu Kola
A round-leaved wetland herb of Ayurvedic and Chinese tradition, used for skin, circulation, and a quieter kind of focus.
This prototype offers educational plant guidance only and does not replace medical care. Check with a qualified professional before using herbs or supplements, especially if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a chronic condition, or are choosing something for a child or pet.
Benefits and traditional uses
- Traditional leaf for skin and tissue
- Water-loving groundcover
- Mind and skin plant in several Asian systems
Gotu kola shows up in Ayurvedic and Chinese herbal practice as a restoration leaf. It is not a stimulant.
Precautions
- Can cause skin sensitivity or headache in some people.
- Ask a clinician if you take sedating medicines or have liver disease.
Prepare
Fresh or dried leaf as tea, food, or practitioner extract.
Dosage
Dosage is not provided in this prototype. A later sourced record can sit here. Do not treat any number on this site as a prescription.
Grow
Moist soil, part shade, heat. A creeping plant that likes wet feet.
Wet ground · Creeping · Part shade
Cultural context
Character-led stories and cultural notes will live here once Maria’s research pass is in. Region on this card: South Asia.
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