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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.