Gotu kola, also known as centella asiatica, Indian pennywort and spade leaf is basically a herb with outstanding nutritious components in it. Gotu kola grows nearby water and is flavourless.
Despite being tasteless it is very useful in making Ayurvedic medicines as well as it is used by most of the Chinese pharmaceutical companies for treating many skin related problems.
Stretch marks and loose belly skin are the problems faced by most of the women especially post delivering a child. Gotu kola is the solution to these problems, by the use of this herb or the creams containing the herb u can make your skin stretch mark free.
Usually stretch marks occur due to the constant weight gain and during pregnancy where the skin gets stretched and leaves white lines like marks on the skin. The areas where stretch marks usually occur are thighs, buttocks, breasts, knees, shoulder and hips.
Gotu kola herb is on the economical way to treat stretch marks. In addition to treating stretch marks, Gotu kola is very useful in preventing ailments like stomach ulcers, fever, asthma, leprosy, hepatitis, psoriasis, diarrhoea and mental fatigue.
How to use Gotu kola?
Gotu kola can be consumed in different ways
- It can be either consumed orally or you can even extract the juice from it and apply to the stretch marks directly.
- You can even make Gotu kola tea and sip it. All you need to do is, to a cup of boiling water add few dry Gotu kola leaves and a teaspoon of sugar and stir well. Boil it for 2-3 minutes and then allow this to cool down a bit before sipping.
- Buy cream or oil containing Gotu kola herb in it and apply it on the stretch marks.
Uses of Gotu kola herb
- Gotu kola helps in dealing with inflammation, faster healing of wounds, improves blood circulation, stimulate cell growth etc with the help of the components present in it like amino acid, fatty acid, beta carotene.
- Damages of connective tissues can be treated by consuming Gotu kola herb; in addition it also improves blood circulation.
- Lightening of stretch marks lines is basically done by the element present in Gotu kola called Triterpenoidand
- Gotu kola has been found very effective in repairing veins, it even heals minor burns.
Note:
- After consuming Gotu kola if you suffer from dizziness, drowsiness, nausea or any other health problem then immediately stop consuming it and do consult your doctor.
- Gotu kola does not treat stretch marks permanently, it only lighten the lines.