| I had Gotu Kola listed as Centella asiatica. I had a small plant growing in a pot just before the winter but it succumbed to the cold and died. However, I just noticed the alternate botanical name listed here as Hydrocotyle asiatica. Where I live, we have a rampant coastal weed that takes over the sand dunes and our gardens - nothing kills it, not even the cold. It is identified as Pennywort, with the botanical name Hydrocotlyle bonariensis. Does anyone know what it's medicinal or culinary properties may be. I just did a Google search to find any information for myself and came up with the following. Sorry, all links won't fit below, so some have to be manually typed in:
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/relations/weeds.html
http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/9836.HTM (Here the author - who is with WA Agriculture - lists this plant as cultivated for medicinal & culinary uses) What do you think, is it safe to eat? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pennywort, Hydrocotyle bonariensis
