Gotu Kola Tincture
Centella asiatica
Guaranteed Mother Tincture
Rejuvenate the body and boost your natural energy, endurance, and mental clarity. Alleviate fatigue, nervous disorders, epilepsy, and depression, treating memory loss. As a brain tonic, aid intelligence and memory and to improve meditation. Fortify the immune system, both cleansing and feeding it and to strengthen the adrenals. Promotes restful sleep, combating stress, increasing libido, warding off nervous breakdowns and improve reflexes. Can relieve high blood pressure, rheumatism, blood diseases, hepatitis, congestive heart failure, urinary tract infections, venereal disease, and to heal wounds, cellulite, swollen ankles, leg cramps, phlebitis, tingling of the extremities and varicose veins and hemorrhoids. The herbal extract has also been shown to be effective for slowing retinopathy.
Sometimes known as the "memory herb" that is said to help revitalize the brain cells and may even be effective in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and memory loss, prevent aging, to improve learning, increase intelligence by helping poor memory and lack of concentration, and to help balance the left and right hemispheres of the brain. It has been a herb students have used for renewing mental alertness, clarity and energy levels without causing the jitters some experience with coffee, and with ADD, for improving memory, mental alertness, and a longer attention span.
Easing anxiety and treating stress-related disorders like panic attacks and other problems related to anxiety, depression, GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), mental fatigue, senility, and schizophrenia. Increase libido and improve reflexes, to energize the central nervous system and help to rebuild energy reserves. Considered to be a mild herbal sedative that promotes a calming effect in the body, a natural approach for treating sleep disorders and insomnia.
Peripheral vascular disease (diseases of arteries and veins of arms and legs), has a positive effect on the circulatory system. Improves the flow of blood while strengthening the veins and capillaries, and minimizing varicose veins and hemorrhoids. It has been used successfully to treat phlebitis, chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), spider veins, leg cramps, and abnormal tingling of the extremities.
Lower blood pressure, which could be very helpful for those struggling with high blood pressure, reducing the chance of embolism; it strengthens the walls of the blood vessels, slowing macular degeneration and retinopathy.
Detoxify the body by drawing fluid from tissues. It promotes urination, helps to eliminate excess fluid from the body, and is effective in lowering fever.
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, scleroderma, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine). Use for lessening the pain and disability, there have been some wonderful reviews for recovery.
Depression, anxiety, irritability, and apathy have a major impact on the quality of life in women. Appears to be a potent nerve nutrient and an ideal source for herbal supplements that help to alleviate these symptoms. The extracts of the leaf are known to help to balance the hormones and therefore useful in relieving menopausal discomfort in women, especially vaginal dryness, hot flashes, and depression.
Contraindications: Pregnant or nursing women should not use.
Since it may interfere with prescription diabetes medications, a doctor should be consulted before using.
Those taking cholesterol-lowering medications should not use.
Do not mix with tranquilizers, since it may have a narcotic effect.
It is not appropriate for people with epilepsy or for people who are sensitive to light.
The use of Gotu Kola for more than six weeks is not recommended.
People taking the herb for an extended period of time (up to six weeks) should take a two-week break before taking the herb again.
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