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Mandukaparni (Gotu Kola)

Maṇḍūkaparṇī मण्डूकपर्णी

Centella asiatica · Apiaceae

Common: Gotu kola · Indian pennywort

herb whole plant shita cultivated
Mandukaparni (Gotu Kola)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
tikta · kashaya · madhura— tastes at first contact
Guna
laghu · sara— qualities
Virya
shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka
madhura— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

scar-healingrasayanawound-healingskin-regenerating

Gotu kola / Indian pennywort. Classical Vayasthapana herb. Asiaticoside and madecassoside (triterpenes) drive its modern dermatology profile: wound healing, scar reduction, collagen synthesis.

Used in classical anti-aging body oils and modern cosmetic actives. Often confused historically with Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) — both are dermic rasayanas, but Centella is the better skin-regenerator while Bacopa is the better nervine.

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