🔼: [[🛠 Medicinal Plants 🌿]] # Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) [^1] Parts used: Leaves Most of the gotu kola available commercially is low quality. Buy organic when possible or grow your own. It grows easily in the warm areas, greenhouses, and indoor pots. Gotu kola is effective as a [[💡 Tea]], in [[💡 Tinctures]], and as a fresh green added to salads and soups. It has a pleasant leafy taste. ## Uses - Epilepsy - Schizophrenia - Alzheimer's Disease - [[💡 Memory]] - [[💡 Brain]] health - Boosting mental alertness and vitality - [[💡 Nervous System]] health - [[💡 Stress]] ## Using Gotu kola - [[💡 Tinctures|Tincture]] for memory and brain function: combine with [[🌿 Ginkgo]], [[Rosemary]], and [[Peppermint]]. You may experience a subtle but noticeable difference after using it consistently for 3-4 weeks. ## Related - [[On Plant Medicine Dosage...]] - [[🦮 How to Source Herbs]] [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Herbs for Stress & Anxiety - How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System]] by [[Rosemary Gladstar]]