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Centella asiatica

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Overview

Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is consumed as a culinary vegetable and is used in traditional medicine.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Centella asiatica — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (SI): ගොටුකොල — CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikipedia (TA): வல்லாரை — CC BY-SA 4.0
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