Gotu kola
Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) has been known to boost mental activity and also helpful against high blood pressure, rheumatism, fever, and nervous disorders. According to Ayurvedic medicine heart disease, water retention, hoarseness, bronchitis, and coughs in children, and as a poultice for many skin conditions are some of the ailments that gotu kola can help relieve. It contains the following phytochemicals: asiaticoside, a triterpene glycoside, which has an antibiotic and wound healing property; saponin glycosides (diuretic); madecassoside (glycoside with strong anti inflammatory action); phytosterols such as campesterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol, which are good for the heart. It also contains vitamin K as well as minerals such as magnesium, calcium and sodium. 
Gotu kola is not a stimulant but a healthy plant supplement that can improve memory and learning, believe to be due to improvement of brain chemicals (neurotransmitters). If you plan to use this plant, the recommendation is to eat the leaves with ordinary salad such as tomatoes, onions and other green leafy vegetables. If you have tried arugula with garden salad, then you can eat gotu kola as added value to your garden salad.
gud day po,doc!ask ko lng po sana kung may herbal medicne po ba pwede inumin sa may mga sakit na brain tumor?kc po na diagnose ang mother ko last april 2011 na may brain tumor cia nasa 2cm na daw po at gus2 ng mga doktor na operhan cia ndi naman cancer dahil wala nman nara2mdam ang mother aside nga lng sa sumpong nia konbulsyon.sana po mabigyan nio ako ng payo..salamat ng marmi..god bless!
isa po ako sa biktima ng hepa b? gagaling po ba talaga itpo sa seed extract na carica? nais ko pong malaman ito..salamat po
good day doc emil,makakatulong ba ang gotu kola sa bi polar depression[manic depression]bilang brain protection
doc, totoo po ba na nagpapataas ng blood sugar ang pag-take ng gotu kola lalo na sa mga diabetic? concern lang po ako kasi nabasa ko po yung facts about gotu kola.
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Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) is a natural micro-cirulatory enhancer. A study by Cesarone et al showed it improved microangiopathy (damage to small vessels) due to venous hypertension. There is no known or documented effects of gotu kola on hypertension in general, but it appears to help rather than cause harm. It has been used as an anti-thrombotic agent or it prevents stroke.
doc , is it possible to use gotu cola in an alcohol fermented state ?
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I don’t know. You must measure a major component, comparing water extract and alcohol fermented gotu cola.
gum am po doc, mataas po ang uric acid ko, pati na rin po ang creatinine ko, anu po ang mabisang gamot na para po dito?
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Try taking more water to flush out uric acid. Sa creatinine medyo mahirap sabihin kung ano pwede inumin king hindi mo alam ang cause. What is the level of your creatinine ?
Gd am po! Doc ask langpo aqo kasi po yong eldest ko sumasakitpo yong ulo nya, ano pobalng maaring pedeng ipainum sa kanya tuwing sumasakit po yong ulo nya, gusto kolang yong mga herbal lang po. onother is q. meyron po kaming tanim sa bahay na balbas pusa ano pobang mga pesibling sakit ang pede ito inuming balbas pusa, antayin ko po yong rep nyo doc tnx.. God bless & more power!
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Kung wala namang identified major problem and headache, the herbal drug is yerba buena leaves, taken as tea, for headache.
Balbas pusa is used to prevent kidney stones. It is also used to enhance the expulsion of kidney stones. It is generally used as tea – 3-5 leaves (chopped) place in hot water for 5 minutes, covered, before drinking. The tea tastes bitter (mapait).
hi doc….. pwede po bng gamitin ang gotu kola leaves para gamutin ang sipon??????
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For beginning colds, i prefer sinta or serpentina leaves as tea. You can get this plant from the Bureau of Plant Industry in San Andres Manila.
hi… Doc ask ko lang poh effective po ba ito sa may sakit na hepa B may hepa B po kasi ako at nga hahanap po ako ng alternative medicine para dito sana poh mayulungan nio koh…
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There is no treatment from Hepatitis B but you can do something to prevent further liver inflammatiion by taking Luyang Dilaw tea. Luyang dilaw tea. Prepare half an inch of luyang dilaw, crushed. Boil it in 2 glasses of water for 5-10 mins, take 1 glass daily or divide it into 2 (3.5 oz each). Put the rest for the next day. You can also take ampalaya plus if you are not able to do take luyang dilaw daily.
Doc, ask lang po ilang dahon ung pwede iconsume na gotu kola? before or after meals po ba?
doc, ang bisaya ba ng gotu kola ay dulaw?
gud pm po,doc ask ko lng po kung pwdi bng uminom ng ferrous sulfate ang high blood?Night shift po kc s work..
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From Dr. Emil Aligui: It’s ok to take ferrous sulfate. It has no relationship with blood pressure. It improves hemoglobin and body defense.
pede po bang gamot ang guto kola sa bipolar disorder? (manic depression) pakisagot nmmn po sa email add ko ..thanks po ng marami at naway patuloy po kayong pagpalain ng ating Poong Maykapal.
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From Dr. Emil Aligui: Prescribed drugs lang pwede under a doctor’s supervision
doc. mai gamot po ba for pulmonary fibrosis…
laking hadlang po kasi nito sakin para mkabalik abroad…
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From Dr. Emil: dapat malaman kung bakit may pulmonary fibrosis and it does not mean you are sick, it might be a scar from a previous infection like pulmonary TB, which is now healed.
Doc, pwede ba sa mga anak ko na 15, 14 at 11 yrs old kasi mahina sila sa memorization. Thank you.
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From Dr. Emil: yes pwede it is considered safe for teenagers. usually children 10 years and above can be given such medicinal food.
Hi Doc,
I admire you for helping a lot of people in this website. My father was just diagnosed last July 2012 as full blown diabetic. He was given meds for tb (although he has scars in his lungs but no tb)that made his uric acid too way high after his check-up. Now, he was given meds for his uric that makes him sick. Plus, he has UTI and the doctor already gave him meds for this. Although, his fever is on and off until now, got chills at night and was not given antibiotic because he is already receptive to lower dose of any kind of antibiotic unless the 2nd to the last kind of antibiotic (oral) would be given to him. He stepped on a wire and got wound last June 12 but now it’s already healed. However, he has to check his glucose twice a day and have an insulin every night before bedtime (3-5 cc). He is 66 yrs. old and also had a time with transition (life style, food to eat, etc.)Is there any alternative herbs that he can drink or eat thats very powerful to lower blood sugar in a daily basis? WHAT ARE THOSE? Also, veggies or recipe to eat? He’s so skinny now and lose 25-30 lbs. NEED YOUR HELP, PLS. THANK YOU and MORE POWER! I would appreciate any sugggestion Re: herbs or alternative meds for diabetic….also where to buy it?
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From Dr. Emil: glucose control for full blown diabetics is done by a program combining, good diet, proper medication and exercise. Diet will have to be planned based on this weight. If he has lost weight and became skinny, I would suggest consulting a dietician to bring up his weight to ideal. Choose vegetables that can lower blood sugar: ampalaya, luyang dilaw, malunggay, talbos ng kamote and kankong. Use sugar substitute and avoid refined sugar and those in cakes and pastries. Using Amplaya Plus can help.
nakakagamot din ba ang gotu cola nang sakit sa
baga ng tao
mataas po ang creatinine level ng mother ko pede po ba sa knya ang luyang dilaw para maging tea nya? thanks and anong mga food ang hindi pede sa knya…
doc, my friend was diagnosed with hanes disease probably borderline to turborcoiled,is gotu kola tea or capsule effective to fast track the healing of the skin?
DOC. gud afternoon po meron po akong endometriosis (cs scar) ano po ba pwede kong inumin na para po gumaling un endomitriosis ko ang iniinom ko po ay malunggay capsole 2 cap.a day po at umiinum din po ako ng nilagang dahon ng guyabano.meron po akong rhumatic heart deases pero thanks GOD po at okey po ung heart ko.DOC umaasa po ako na sa inyong pag tugon maraming salamat po and GOD BLESS U MORE AND MORE PO
specific antibiotics ang kailangan sa Hansen’s disease, please consult a dermatologist
high B-complex vitamins lang talaga pwede but you are already taking it. I would add luyang dilaw tea or luyang dilaw salabat. 1/4 piece, crushed, boiled in 2 glasses of water for 10 minutes, drink 1 cup 2x a day, store the rest in refrigerator for the next day. do not make too much to store better prepare tea good for 2 days at a time
yes but add sinta leaves as tea. may sinta plant na mabibili sa Bureau of Plant Industry sa San Andres Manila