Remedy · herb
Gotu kola
Also: Centella asiatica
A traditional herb with moderate evidence for improving leg-vein symptoms.
Evidence by condition
Each grade reflects the research for Gotu kola and that condition specifically.
- CChronic venous insufficiency
Standardized triterpene extract improved microcirculation and symptoms (leg heaviness, pain, edema) versus placebo, but trials are small with bias concerns.
2 citation s
- A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency Systematic review 2013 · n=520 · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · PMID 23533507 · DOI 10.1155/2013/627182
- Total triterpenic fraction of Centella asiatica in the treatment of venous hypertension: a randomized trial using a combined microcirculatory model Randomized trial 2001 · n=99 · Angiology · PMID 11666126 · DOI 10.1177/000331970105202s12
- A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Centella asiatica for Improvement of the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Gotu kola’s triterpenes have moderate trial support for chronic venous insufficiency — improving microcirculation and leg symptoms — second to horse chestnut. Rare liver-injury reports mean it should be avoided alongside other liver-stressing agents.