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Gotu kola

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Also indexed asIndian pennywortAsiatic pennyworttiger grasscicaspadeleafcentellapennywortgoyu kola
FamilyApiaceae
GenusCentella
Use categories7
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

A creeping herb used as food and in traditional preparations.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusCentella
Scientific name with authorshipCentella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Curated parts indexedAerial parts

Indexed scientific synonyms

Centella asiatica f. crispata (Maxim.) H.HaraCentella asiatica subsp. floridana (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & RoseCentella asiatica var. asiaticaCentella asiatica var. boninensis (Nakai ex Tuyama) H.HaraCentella asiatica var. crispata (Maxim.) Y.YabeCentella asiatica var. crista MakinoCentella asiatica var. cristata MakinoCentella boninensis NakaiCentella boninensis Nakai ex TuyamaCentella hirtella Nannf.Centella repanda subsp. floridana SmallCentella ulugurensis (Engl.) DominCentella uniflora (Colenso) Nanf.Chondrocarpus asiaticus (L.) Nutt.Chondrocarpus erectus S.WatsonChondrocarpus triflorus (Ruiz & Pav.) Nutt.Glyceria asiatica (L.) Nutt.Glyceria triflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Nutt.Hydrocotyle abyssinica Gand.Hydrocotyle artensis Montrouz.Hydrocotyle asiatica L.Hydrocotyle asiatica var. crispata Maxim.Hydrocotyle asiatica var. hebecarpa (DC.) Hassk.Hydrocotyle asiatica var. lunata (Lam.) Pers.Hydrocotyle asiatica var. monantha F.Muell.Hydrocotyle asiatica var. pedunculata KuntzeHydrocotyle asiatica var. subrepanda BlumeHydrocotyle asiatica var. subsessilis KuntzeHydrocotyle brasiliensis Scheidw.Hydrocotyle brasiliensis Scheidw. ex Otto & F.Dietr.Hydrocotyle brevipedata St.-Lag.Hydrocotyle brevipes DC.Hydrocotyle dentata A.Rich.Hydrocotyle ficarifolia StokesHydrocotyle ficarioides Lam.Hydrocotyle ficarioides Michx.Hydrocotyle hebecarpa DC.Hydrocotyle inaequipes DC.Hydrocotyle indivisa Banks & Sol.Hydrocotyle indivisa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.fil.Hydrocotyle leptostachys Spreng.Hydrocotyle lunata Lam.Hydrocotyle lurida HanceHydrocotyle natans Thunb.Hydrocotyle nummularioides A.Rich.Hydrocotyle pallida DC.Hydrocotyle reniformis WalterHydrocotyle rotundifolia Wall.Hydrocotyle sarmentosa Salisb.Hydrocotyle sylvicola Cordem.Hydrocotyle thunbergiana Spreng.Hydrocotyle ulugurensis Engl.Hydrocotyle uniflora ColensoHydrocotyle wightiana Wall.Trisanthus cochinchinensis Lour.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Traditional and practical context

Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.

Evidence boundary

Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1197718-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.