Gotu kola herb
health benefit
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Benefit of gotu
kola herb
Gotu Kola improves circulation, causes
alertness, and helps in relaxation. It may also have antioxidant properties.
Oral treatment with 50 mg X kg(-1) day(-1) of crude methanol extract of Centella
asiatica for 14 days significantly increased the anti-oxidant enzymes, like
superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx), and
anti-oxidants like glutathione (GSH) and ascorbic acid decreased in
lymphoma-bearing mice.
Chemical composition of gotu
kola herb
There are many substances in gotu kola herb including docosyl ferulates,
bayogenin, 3beta-6beta-23-trihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid,
3beta-6beta-23-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, and D-gulonic acid. Major
triterpenoid glycosides include asiaticoside, madecassoside and asiaticoside-B.
Gotu Kola
studies
Adjunctive periodontal treatment with Centella asiatica (gotu kola) and Punica granatum extracts. A preliminary study.
Sastravaha G.Mahidol University, Bangkok,
Thailand.
J Int Acad Periodontol. 2003 Oct;5(4):106-15.
Centella asiatica ( Gotu kola ) and Punica granatum are medicinal
herbs that have been reported to promote tissue healing and modulate host
responses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the
combined extracts from Gotu kola and P. granatum pericarp on periodontal healing
following scaling and root planing in adult periodontitis patients. An
innovative herbal medicament was formulated in the form of biodegradable chips
for subgingival application. Twenty patients with initial pocket depth 5-8 mm
were enrolled into the study. After baseline examination, scaling and root
planing of non-target teeth, the target teeth received scaling and root planing
followed by subgingival delivery of medicated chips in the test group and
unmedicated chips in the placebo group. Probing pocket depth, attachment level,
bleeding on probing, gingival index, and plaque index were recorded at baseline,
3 and 6 months. The results showed significant improvements of pocket
depth and attachment level in the test sites when compared with the placebo
sites at 3 months and with the placebo and control sites at 6 months. All
treatment sites exhibited a similar trend of decreasing plaque score. However,
the test sites seemed to show slightly better percentage of bleeding on probing.
The results indicate that local delivery with Gotu kola and P.
granatum extracts plus scaling and root planing significantly reduced the
clinical signs of chronic periodontitis.
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