I-Centella asiatica, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-“Ji Xuecao” noma i-“Gotu kola” emazweni ase-Asia, iyisitshalo esimangalisayo esisetshenziswe kwezokwelapha zendabuko amakhulu eminyaka. Ngezakhiwo zaso zokwelapha ezihlukile, lesi sithombo sidonsele ukunaka komphakathi wesayensi womhlaba wonke futhi manje siyacwaningwa ngamandla aso kwezokwelapha zesimanje.

Lesi sitshalo, esingomndeni wakwa-Umbelliferae, siyisitshalo esihlala isikhathi eside esinephethini yokukhula ehlukile. Sinesiqu esinwabuzelayo nesincane esimila emaqhugwaneni, okwenza kube isitshalo esivumelana nezimo esingachuma ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene. I-Centella asiatica itholakala kakhulu ezindaweni eziseningizimu yeShayina, ikhula kakhulu ezindaweni ezimanzi nezinomthunzi njengezimila zotshani kanye nemisele yamanzi.

Inani lokwelapha le-Centella asiatica lisesitshalweni sayo sonke, esisetshenziselwa ukwelapha izifo eziningi. Yaziwa ngekhono layo lokususa ukushisa, ukukhuthaza ukuphuma kwamanzi emzimbeni, ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, nokuhlanza umzimba. Ivame ukusetshenziswa ekwelapheni imivimbo, amanxeba, kanye nokunye ukulimala, ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezinhle kakhulu zokwelapha amanxeba.

Izici eziyingqayizivele zeCentella asiatica zithuthukiswa kakhulu yizici zayo zokwakheka. Lesi sitshalo sinamaqabunga anombala ofana nowesikhumba kuya kowesihlahla ayindilinga, amise okwezinso, noma amise okwesicathulo sehhashi. Lawa maqabunga anamachashazi acwebezelayo emaphethelweni futhi anesisekelo esibanzi esimise okwenhliziyo. Imithambo emaqabungeni ibonakala kahle, yakha iphethini yesundu ephakanyisiwe kuzo zombili izindawo. Ama-petioles amade futhi abushelelezi, ngaphandle koboya obuthile obubheke engxenyeni engenhla.

Isikhathi sokuqhakaza nokuthela kwe-Centella asiatica senzeka phakathi kuka-Ephreli no-Okthoba, okwenza kube isitshalo sesizini esiqhakaza phakathi nezinyanga ezifudumele. Izimbali nezithelo zesitshalo kukholakala ukuthi nazo zinezakhiwo zokwelapha, yize amaqabunga evame ukusetshenziswa kakhulu ekulungiseleleni kwendabuko.

Ukusetshenziswa kwendabuko kweCentella asiatica kuye kwaqinisekiswa ucwaningo lwesayensi lwanamuhla. Izifundo zibonise ukuthi lesi sithombo siqukethe uhla lwamakhemikhali asebenzayo, okuhlanganisa i-asiatic acid, i-asiaticoside, kanye ne-madecassic acid. La makhemikhali kukholakala ukuthi anemiphumela yokulwa nokuvuvukala, i-antioxidant, kanye nokwelapha amanxeba, okwenza iCentella asiatica ibe yinto ewusizo kwezokwelapha zanamuhla.

Amandla e-Centella asiatica ekwelapheni izimo ezahlukahlukene ahlolwa ngenkuthalo ngumphakathi wesayensi. Izici zayo zokwelapha amanxeba ziyahlolwa ukuze zisetshenziswe ekwelapheni ukusha, izilonda zesikhumba, kanye namanxeba okuhlinzwa. Izici zokulwa nokuvuvukala zalesi simila nazo ziyahlolwa ukuze kutholakale amandla azo ekwelapheni izimo ezifana ne-rheumatoid arthritis kanye ne-asthma.

Ngaphezu kokusetshenziswa kwayo kwezokwelapha zendabuko nezesimanje, iCentella asiatica ithola nendlela yayo yokungena embonini yezimonyo. Amandla ayo okukhuthaza impilo yesikhumba nokunciphisa amanxeba ayenze yaba yisithako esidumile emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba efana nokhilimu, ama-lotion, kanye nama-serum.

Naphezu kokusetshenziswa kwayo kabanzi kanye nokuthandwa kwayo, i-Centella asiatica isacwaningwa kancane uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izitshalo zokwelapha. Kunesidingo socwaningo olwengeziwe ukuze kuqondwe ngokugcwele izindlela zokusebenza kwamakhemikhali ayo asebenzayo kanye nokuhlola amandla ayo ekwelapheni izifo ezahlukahlukene.

Ekuphetheni, i-Centella asiatica iyisitshalo esimangalisayo esisetshenziswe emithini yendabuko amakhulu eminyaka. Izakhiwo zayo zokwelapha ezihlukile, izici zokwakheka, kanye namakhemikhali asebenzayo kuye kwenza kwaba umthombo obalulekile kokubili kwezokwelapha zendabuko kanye nezanamuhla. Ngocwaningo oluqhubekayo kanye nentuthuko, kungenzeka ukuthi i-Centella asiatica izoqhubeka nokudlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuthazeni impilo kanye namandla.

Inkampani yethu intsha ezintweni zokusetshenziswa, abangani abanentshisekelo bangaxhumana nathi ukuthola ulwazi oluningiliziwe.