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Brahmi - Gotu Kola Herbal Chopped (Centella asiatica)Feel calm and clear! Famous mental rejuvenative that supports healthy brain and nervous system function. See also Brahmi (Bacopa) |
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
STRONG NEUROPROTECTIVE Repairs / restores damaged nerves. Protects nerve health.
STRONG VULNERARY An herb used for the treatment of wounds (antiulcer, connective tissue tonic).
STRONG ALTERATIVE Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
STRONG VESSEL-TONIC An herb that improves the tone and integrity of blood vessel walls. This is helpful in easy bruising.
In each study below, students from the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects. See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your temperature?
| 0 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your temperature?
| 0 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your ear temperature?
| 0 |
19 |
4 |
| Hotter | No Change | Cooler |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your skin?
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
| Yellower/Greener | Paler | Redder | Grayer | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue body?
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue body?
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 3 |
5 |
17 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 3 |
5 |
15 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your appetite/hunger?
| 0 |
3 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your appetite/hunger?
| 1 |
2 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your digestion speed?
| 0 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your digestion speed?
| 0 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
6 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool smell?
| 0 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool smell?
| 0 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
Tongue: How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 0 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your throat soreness?
| 1 |
21 |
1 |
| More sore | No Change | Less sore |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 1 |
1 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 0 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
0 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your acne?
| 1 |
22 |
0 |
| More acne | No Change | Less acne |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your freckles/moles?
| 0 |
23 |
0 |
| Darker | No Change | Lighter |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Redder/Bloodshot | Yellower | Grayer | Browner | Whiter |
| 19 | ||||
| No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of the lower eye lid?
| 0 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
| More green/dark green | More purple | No Change | Less green/purple |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
7 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the dryness of your skin?
| 0 |
0 |
23 |
| Drier | Oilier | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
| 0 |
21 |
2 |
| Puffier | No Change | Less Puffy |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 1 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 1 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your ear pressure?
| 2 |
19 |
2 |
| More pressure | No Change | Less pressure |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your congestion?
| 2 |
17 |
4 |
| More congestion | No Change | Less congestion |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
| 2 |
18 |
3 |
| More thick | No Change | Less thick |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your energy levels?
| 3 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your energy levels?
| 1 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your muscle tension?
| 1 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your muscle tension?
| 2 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your anxiety?
| 2 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your anxiety?
| 3 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 10 |
14 |
1 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 5 |
16 |
2 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
6 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of gas & bloating?
| 0 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your appetite/hunger?
| 0 |
3 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your appetite/hunger?
| 1 |
2 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
| Much less hungry | Slightly less hungry | Same | Slightly hungrier | Much hungrier |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
| 2 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Much relief | Slight relief | Same | Slightly more burning | Much more burning |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your digestion speed?
| 0 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your digestion speed?
| 0 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
| Much faster | Slightly faster | Same | Slightly slower | Much slower |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 1 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the cracks on your tongue?
| 1 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
| Larger/longer/more cracks | Slightly more | Same | Slightly less/smaller/shorter | Much less |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue body?
| 3 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue body?
| 1 |
5 |
0 |
19 |
| Paler | Redder | Bluer | No Change |
Tongue: How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
| 0 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
| Much smaller | Slightly less | Same | Slightly larger coating | Much larger |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your tongue coating?
| 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
| Yellower | Browner | Grayer | Whiter | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 3 |
5 |
17 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the swelling of your tongue body?
| 3 |
5 |
15 |
| More Swelling | Less Swelling | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 10 |
14 |
1 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the stillness of your tongue?
| 5 |
16 |
2 |
| More still | No Change | More Trembling / Jittery |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool frequency/quantity?
| 1 |
5 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool consistency?
| 0 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
| Much softer | Slightly softer | Same | Slightly harder | Much harder |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool consistency?
| 0 |
4 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
| Much softer | Slightly softer | Same | Slightly harder | Much harder |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool color?
| 0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
| More yellow | More gray | More green | More orange | Same |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool color?
| 1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
| More yellow | More gray | More green | More orange | Same |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool lightness?
| 0 |
1 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly darker | Much darker |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool lightness?
| 0 |
1 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly darker | Much darker |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool smell?
| 0 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your stool smell?
| 0 |
2 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
7 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine frequency/quantity?
| 0 |
2 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 1 |
1 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
| 0 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Many more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine clarity?
| 1 |
20 |
4 |
| More cloudy | Same | More clear |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine clarity?
| 0 |
21 |
2 |
| More cloudy | Same | More clear |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
19 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine smell?
| 0 |
1 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine lightness?
| 0 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly Darker | Much Darker |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your urine lightness?
| 0 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
| Much lighter | Slightly lighter | Same | Slightly Darker | Much Darker |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
0 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat smell?
| 0 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your sweat quantity?
| 0 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your skin?
| 0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
| Yellower/Greener | Paler | Redder | Grayer | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your freckles/moles?
| 0 |
23 |
0 |
| Darker | No Change | Lighter |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your acne?
| 1 |
22 |
0 |
| More acne | No Change | Less acne |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the dryness of your skin?
| 0 |
0 |
23 |
| Drier | Oilier | No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Redder/Bloodshot | Yellower | Grayer | Browner | Whiter |
| 19 | ||||
| No Change |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the color of the lower eye lid?
| 0 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
| More green/dark green | More purple | No Change | Less green/purple |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
| 0 |
21 |
2 |
| Puffier | No Change | Less Puffy |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your throat soreness?
| 1 |
21 |
1 |
| More sore | No Change | Less sore |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
| 2 |
18 |
3 |
| More thick | No Change | Less thick |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your ear temperature?
| 0 |
19 |
4 |
| Hotter | No Change | Cooler |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your congestion?
| 2 |
17 |
4 |
| More congestion | No Change | Less congestion |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your ear pressure?
| 2 |
19 |
2 |
| More pressure | No Change | Less pressure |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your temperature?
| 0 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your temperature?
| 0 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
| Much colder | Slightly colder | Same | Slightly warmer | Much warmer |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your energy levels?
| 3 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your energy levels?
| 1 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less energy | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more energy | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your muscle tension?
| 1 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your muscle tension?
| 2 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
| Much less tension | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more tension | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your anxiety?
| 2 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your anxiety?
| 3 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| Much less anxiety | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more anxiety | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your heart rhythm?
| 1 |
19 |
3 |
| More palpitations | Same | Less palpitations |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
| 1 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
| Much less | Slightly less | Same | Slightly more | Much more |
How did Brahmi Gotu Kola affect your heart rate?
| 0 |
4 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
| Much slower | Slightly slower | Same | Slightly faster | Much faster |
 |
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Brahmi - Gotu Kola may be beneficial for these symptoms. The suitability of any herb supplement for a condition is highly dependent on the individual. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
Brahmi - Gotu Kola may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Please see your doctor before using this herb supplement to treat a medical condition.
Brahmi/ Gotu Kola are commonly used to support brain health, reduce stress, and enhance cognitive function. However, they come with certain contraindications and precautions.Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension): Brahmi/Gotu Kola may lower blood pressure, so people with hypotension or those taking blood pressure medications should use caution.
Thyroid Disorders: Brahmi/Gotu Kola can increase thyroid hormone levels. Avoid if you have hyperthyroidism or are on thyroid medications.
Pregnancy: Gotu Kola may have uterine-stimulating effects and should be avoided during pregnancy.
Sedatives & Anxiety Medications: It may enhance drowsiness and sedation when taken with medications like benzodiazepines or antidepressants.
Cholesterol & Diabetes Medications: Gotu Kola may increase cholesterol and blood sugar levels in some individuals, potentially interfering with medications.
Surgery & Blood Clotting Disorders: It may slow blood clotting, increasing the risk of bleeding. Stop use 2 weeks before surgery.
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