Gotu Kola Centella Asiatica Glycerite Organic Dried Leaves Alcohol-Free Liquid Extract 2 oz

Centella asiatica, commonly known as Centella and Gotu Kola, is a small, herbaceous, frost-tender perennial 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. Centella grows in tropical swampy areas. The stems are slender, creeping stolons, green to reddish-green in color, connecting plants to each other. The leaves are borne on pericladial petioles, around 2 cm (0.79 in). The flowers are white or pinkish to red in color, born in small, rounded bunches (umbels) near the surface of the soil.