Gotu Kola | Brahmi Booti | برہمی بوٹی

Gotu Kola:

Gotu (Brahmi Booti) has an established ability to promote wound healing and tissue repair, making it useful as a cosmetic agent, in skin disorders such as psoriasis, and in arthritis. Asiaticoside, in particular, Gotu kola has been shown to speed up collagen formation and the laying down of new blood vessels.

RESEARCH

This healing effect extends to the blood vessels so that Brahmi Booti extracts aid venous repair, notably in chronic venous insufficiency,  a condition that includes symptoms such as leg swelling and varicose veins. Recent US research has investigated the effectiveness of high strength extracts to help in diabetic neuropathy (nerve pain due to poor circulation) with signs of positive benefit.

KEY CONSTITUENTS

Triterpenoid saponins ( kola)

Alkaloids (hydrocotyline)

Bitter principles (vellarin)

KEY ACTIONS

Wound healer                                 Sedative

Tonic                                                  Peripheral vasodilator

Anti-inflammatory