Ed Dunkel Posted August 17, 2000 Does anyone have any information on Centella cordiolia (swamp pennywort) as a reliever of arthritis or any other info. I have quite a few growing in my garden and I don't have arthritis. E D [This message has been edited by Ed Dunkel (edited 17 August 2000).] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rkundalini Posted August 17, 2000 I have heard this too, don't know much more about it than that. Gotu Kola (C. asiatica) seems also to be listed for arthritis and is also used to improve peripheral circulation and memory/brain function (probably by the same mechanism)... so maybe C. cordifolia would also share those uses with Gotu Kola. A search of medline (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ ) for Centalla yields a number of dry looking papers mainly on wound healing and also worryingly on contact dermatitis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ramon Posted August 18, 2000 I have seen on some TV program that a few leaves of pennywort daily were supposed to be good for arthritis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
