I-Centella asiatica, evame ukubizwa nge-"Ji Xuecao" noma "Gotu kola" emazweni ase-Asia, isitshalo esiphawulekayo esisetshenziswe emithini yendabuko amakhulu eminyaka. Ngezindawo zayo zokuphulukisa eziyingqayizivele, lesi simila sithathe ukunaka komphakathi wesayensi yomhlaba wonke futhi manje siyafundelwa amandla aso kwezokwelapha zesimanje.

Lesi sitshalo, esingesomndeni wakwa-Umbelliferae, isitshalo esingapheli esinephethini yokukhula ehlukile. Inesiqu esinwabuzelayo nesincane esimila emaqhugwaneni, okuyenza isitshalo esivumelana nezimo esikwazi ukuchuma ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene. I-Centella asiatica itholakala kakhulu ezindaweni eziseningizimu yeShayina, ikhula kakhulu ezindaweni eziswakeme nezinomthunzi njengendawo enotshani nangasemiseleni yamanzi.

Umuthi we-Centella asiatica utholakala kuso sonke isitshalo, esisetshenziselwa ukwelapha izimo ezahlukahlukene. Yaziwa ngekhono layo lokususa ukushisa, ikhuthaze i-diuresis, inciphise ukuvuvukala, futhi ikhiphe ubuthi emzimbeni. Isetshenziswa kakhulu ekwelapheni imihuzuko, imihuzuko, nokunye ukulimala, ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezinhle kakhulu zokupholisa amanxeba.

Izici eziyingqayizivele ze-Centella asiatica zithuthukiswa ngokwengeziwe izici zayo ze-morphological. Lesi sitshalo sinamaqabunga ama-membranous kuya kuma-herbaceous ayindilinga, amise okwezinso, noma amise okwesicathulo sehhashi. Lawa mahlamvu anamachashazi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emaphethelweni futhi anesisekelo esimise okwenhliziyo esibanzi. Imithambo emaqabunga ibonakala ngokucacile, yakha iphethini ye-palmate ephakanyiswa kuzo zombili izindawo. Ama-petioles made futhi abushelelezi, ngaphandle kokunye izinwele ezibheke engxenyeni engenhla.

Isikhathi sokuqhakaza nokuthela kwe-Centella asiatica senzeka phakathi kuka-April no-Okthoba, okwenza kube isitshalo sesizini esiqhakaza phakathi nezinyanga ezifudumele. Izimbali nezithelo zalesi sitshalo nazo kukholakala ukuthi zinezindawo zokwelapha, nakuba amaqabunga esetshenziswa kakhulu ekulungiseni kwendabuko.

Ukusetshenziswa kwendabuko kwe-Centella asiatica kuye kwaqinisekiswa ucwaningo lwesayensi yesimanje. Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi imifino iqukethe uchungechunge lwezinhlanganisela ze-bioactive, kuhlanganise ne-asiatic acid, i-asiaticoside, ne-madecassic acid. Lezi zinhlanganisela kukholakala ukuthi zinemiphumela eqeda ukuvuvukala, i-antioxidant, kanye nokupholisa amanxeba, okwenza i-Centella asiatica ibe isengezo esibalulekile emithini yesimanje.

Amandla e-Centella asiatica ekwelapheni izimo ezahlukahlukene ahlolwa ngenkuthalo umphakathi wesayensi. Izici zayo zokupholisa amanxeba ziyacwaningwa ukuze zisetshenziswe ekwelapheni ukusha, izilonda esikhumbeni, namanxeba okuhlinzwa. Izakhiwo zekhambi ezilwa nokuvuvukala ziyaphenywa ukuze zikwazi ukwelapha izimo ezinjenge-rheumatoid arthritis kanye nesifuba somoya.

Ngaphezu kokusetshenziswa kwayo emithini yendabuko neyesimanje, i-Centella asiatica nayo ithola indlela eya embonini yezimonyo. Ikhono layo lokuthuthukisa impilo yesikhumba kanye nokunciphisa izibazi liyenze yaba isithako esidumile emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba efana nokhilimu, izinto zokuthambisa, namaserum.

Naphezu kokusetshenziswa nokuthandwa kwayo kabanzi, i-Centella asiatica isafundiswa kancane uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izitshalo zokwelapha. Kunesidingo socwaningo olwengeziwe ukuze kuqondwe ngokugcwele izindlela zokusebenza zezinhlanganisela zayo ze-bioactive kanye nokuhlola amandla alo ekwelapheni uhla olubanzi lwezimo.

Sengiphetha, i-Centella asiatica isitshalo esimangalisayo esisetshenziswe emithini yendabuko amakhulu eminyaka. Izakhiwo zayo zokuphulukisa eziyingqayizivele, izici ze-morphological, kanye nezinhlanganisela ze-bioactive zikwenze kwaba insiza ebalulekile emithini yendabuko neyesimanje. Ngocwaningo nentuthuko eqhubekayo, kungenzeka ukuthi iCentella asiatica izoqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni impilo nobungqabavu.

Inkampani yethu yintsha ezintweni zokusetshenziswa, abangani abanentshisekelo bangasithinta ukuze bathole imininingwane eyengeziwe.