Thursday, August 2, 2007

Gotu Kola








Gotu Kola in my garden.

We , Myanmar people named it "Myinn Khwar Ywet".

Common Name : Gotu Kola, Indian Pennywort

Botanical Name: Hydrocotyle asiatica

The entire plant is used medicinally and also as a vegetable.

Native to India and other tropical countries.

Gotu Kola has been used as a medicine in the Ayurvedic tradition of India for thousands of years.

Gotu Kola was first accepted as a drug in France in the 1880's.

Useful for:
AIDS
Bowel disorders
Chronic venous insufficiency
Convulsions
Eczema
Elephantiasis
Epilepsy
Fever
Hair loss
Hypochondria
Immune system strengthening (cleansing and nourishing)
Insanity
Mental function
Minor burns
Nervous disorders
Psoriasis
Rheumatism
Scars
Scleroderma
Senility
Skin ulcers
Tetanus
Varicose veinsvenereal diseases
Wound healing.

I love it to make Salad. :D
Yummy. And I eat with rice together with fish paste (Nga-Pi-Yay)
oops! my mouth is watering now !