Bulk Herbs: Gotu Kola herb - cut

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Excerpts from The How to Herb Book

Tonic

Called the “memory” herb. When used with Cayenne, it helps stimulate circulation to the brain.
Increases the learning ability when taken regularly.
Has been used to prevent or correct senility.
Strengthens the heart, balances the hormones and the nervous system.
Has been used to help menopausal symptoms.
Combined with Cayenne and Ginseng it is a great “pick-me-up” and memory combination.

Has been used in the following:

Aging	Depression
Learning ability, increases	Memory
Menopausal symptoms	Mental fatigue
Pituitary gland	Senility

Excerpts from Nutritional Herbology

It is one of the most widely used herbs in ayurvedic (Indian) medicine, where it is used as a nerve tonic and for all ailments of the mind and nerves, including epilepsy, schizophrenia and memory loss.

The Chinese value gotu kola more as a plant that increases longevity and brain capacity than for any other purpose. An Indian proverb has been translated and reads: “A leaf or two a day will keep old age away.”

Interest in gotu kola began when modern scientists, investigating its use in longevity and brain capacity, discovered that gotu kola is of great value in fever and inflammatory conditions. It has been used for centuries to treat scrofulous skin diseases like leprosy, syphilitic skin diseases and ulcers. The Indians also value it for the treatment of dysentery, ulcers, cholera, fever, headaches, and stomach aches.

Asiaticoside is a cell proliferant and speeds wound healing by stimulating mitosis (cell division). It is thus useful in treating gastric and duodenal ulcers. The volatile oils produce a diuretic and blood purifying effect by producing a purge stimulus in the kidneys. The volatile oils also contain cholesteremic steroids like Beta-sitosterol that helps lower serum cholesterol levels.

Gotu kola herb contains bitter compounds that have a sedative effect, dilate peripheral blood vessels and increase the flow of urine. It is an excellent herbal source of niacin, calcium, magnesium, manganese, silicon and sodium. Gotu kola has been used to treat insomnia, failing memory, schizophrenia, fever, headaches and inflammatory skin conditions.

Gotu kola is high or very high in: