Compound or practice · Supplement
Gotu Kola
A traditional 'brain and skin' herb with modest wound-healing and vein data, weaker cognitive evidence.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 2
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
2 at grade C — 2 graded rows
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Venous insufficiencyEvidence grade C
Symptom relief
Smallmixed
- Wound/scar healingEvidence grade C
Collagen support
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Venous insufficiency (grade C); Wound/scar healing (grade C).
The evidence in words
What it is
Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) is an Ayurvedic/Asian herb used for wound healing, venous health, and cognition.
How it works
Triterpenoids (asiaticoside) stimulate collagen synthesis and microcirculation.
What the evidence shows
Reasonable evidence for improving venous insufficiency symptoms and wound/scar healing; cognitive and anxiety data are preliminary. Safe and long-used.
How to use it
Standardized triterpene extract; dosing varies by indication.
Safety & interactions
Generally safe; rare liver reports at high chronic doses.
Bottom line
Best evidence for veins and wound healing, weaker for the brain claims. A low-risk traditional option.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- Standardized triterpene extract.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Gotu Kola for Venous insufficiencyEvidence grade C — Symptom reliefEvidence grade C
- Gotu Kola for Wound/scar healingEvidence grade C — Collagen supportEvidence grade C
- Gotu Kola: dosage and how to take itStandardized triterpene extract.Evidence grade C
- Gotu Kola: side effects, safety & interactionsGenerally safe; rare liver reports at high chronic doses.Evidence grade C
Sources
This entry lists no references of its own.
Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.