Description
Gotu Kola
Botanical name = Centella asiatica
Organic status = Organic
Country of origin = Sri Lanka
Cut size = Leaf
*Gotu kola has been widely used in Ayurvedic systems and TCM to rejuvenate both mind and body for thousands of years.
* Gotu Kola is part of the parsley family (and unrelated to the cola nut)and grows in tropical Africa, South America, Asia and Australia. .
* Gotu kola got the nickname tiger's herb because injured tigers often rub against it to heal their wounds.
* Gotu Kola features in both Chinese and Indian myths and folklore. where the Tai Chi Chuan master Li Ching-Yun purportedly lived to an advanced age of over 200 years old, due in part to his use of Gotu kola and other Chinese herbs.