Description

Centella Extract Powder

 

Descriptions:

 

Centella asiatica, a perennial herb also known as gotu kola, produces fan-shaped, green leaves that are harvested and used for medicinal purposes. Native to China, Japan, India and Indonesia, the herb has a long history of use in these areas. Centella is an herb that is commonly used in Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. The above-ground parts are used to make medicine.

 

Specifications:

 

• • Botanical Name : Centella asiatica

• • Family Name : Apiaceae

• • Common name : Gotu kola

• • Standardized For : Saponins 20%

• • Description : Light brown powder

• • Plant part used : Whole Plant

 

 Uses & Benefits:

 

• • Centella asiatica is used to treat a variety of ailments for thousands of years including leprosy, eczema, psoriasis, respiratory infections, ulcers, colds, hepatitis, epilepsy, fatigue, fevers, asthma and syphilis.

• • It supposedly increases longevity.

• • It used in the treatment of insomnia, scleroderma, cancer, circulatory disorders, hypertension, memory loss, scars and cellulite.

• • centella asiatica is used as a skin tightening agent as any increase in collagen synthesis (like with Creatine) should cause a firmness of the skin.

• • It is used to cure alcoholic liver diseases, periodontal diseases, scleroderma and peripheral vascular diseases.

• • It stimulates healing of skin injuries, ulcers and wounds and decrease capillary fragility.