Botanical name : Centella asiatica Linn.
Family : Apiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Mandookaparni, Manduki.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Kashaya, Madhura
Guna   : Lakhu, Sara
Virya   : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Indian pennywort
Hindi  : Brahmamandooki, Bemgsag
Malayalam : Muthil, Kudangal
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A creeping perennial with rooted nodes; leaves simple, having long petioles, reniform or cordate in shape; flowers pink, small and sessile; fruits laterally compressed.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, insomnia, epilepsy, asthma, bronchitis, abdominal disorders, mental retardation, insanity and fever.
Useful part : The whole plant