Did you know that Mandooka Parni (Centella asiatica), a herbal plant, native to the wetlands in India, with a vernacular name Brahmi soppu (ą²¬ą³ą²°ą²¾ą²¹ą³ą²®ą²æ ą²øą³ą²Ŗą³ą²Ŗą³), is used in decoction form as a brain tonic and its tender leaves used to treat leprosy?
Centella asiatica - Mandooka Parni Did you know that Mandooka Parni (Centella asiatica), a herbal plant, native to the wetlands in India, with a vernacular name Brahmi soppu (ą²¬ą³ą²°ą²¾ą²¹ą³ą²®ą²æ ą²øą³ą²Ŗą³ą²Ŗą³), is used in decoction form as a brain tonic and its tender leaves used to treat leprosy? Mandooka Parni with the botanical name Centella asiatica, also known as Indian pennywort, is a common herbal plant which grows widely in wetlands (aquatic) of India, Asia. and also in temperate and tropical swampy areas in many regions of the world. It is a small, herbaceous, frost-tender perennial flowering plant in the family of Apiaceae. It is a creeping herb with shovel shaped leaves emerging alternately in clusters at the stem nodes. It is not only a medicinal herb but its aerial part is used as a a vegetable in many Asian countries. The Plant, indigenous to the Indian subcontinet, has many Indian vernacular language names such as: Mandooka parni, Bhandiri in Sa...