In a number of our interviews with different natural health gurus, there is one herb that keeps coming up again and again. It’s revered for enhancing brain function and has been used in India and China for thousands of years for its positive effect on memory, clarity and focus...
The crazy part? It grows all over the place and most of us westerners look at it as a weed when it grows in our yards…
The herb is called Gotu Kola and there is one woman who knows it like the back of her hand. On a visit out to Hawaii, I had the honor of hanging out with Genna Wolkon of Kauai Farmacy who gave us a deep-dive into this powerful plant and how it can be used to heal and turbocharge your brain.
This is one special herb – I hope you learn as much about this from Genna as we did!
Stay curious,
Nick Polizzi
Host of Proven: Healing Breakthroughs Backed By Science
& Founder of The Sacred Science
Many thanks for emails and information Nick, you do a marvelous job.
I have gotu kola (pennywort here in Down East NC) all over the place. . .and it is a weed! We can’t keep up with the growth in this area and we’re constantly pulling it out and throwing it away. I’ve been aware for a long time that it was edible and have been adding it to my salads long before it was dubbed “gotu kola”. Additionally, my yard is organic and has been for 20 years. I, however cannot attest to it being a “brain food.”
I do not know this herbaceous unless you write the scientific name – in latin universal language I use for plantas and animals which I learned at the university – Regional names are regional and diferentes even if I knot it visually
This is great!…. A very important report that should be more spread out.
I appreciate you sending me a copy to acknowledge me.
Now, I am going to look for it every where this plant.
Thank you.
Does Gotu Kola grow wild in Europe?
Jackie
Kiev
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I loved the interview as I get to see the plant as I learn about it. In Colorado this one is definitely not native.. I’d like to know more plants for healing bulging disk and an “on fire” nervous system.
Nick please reply by email to my comment thanks
This plant looks remarkably like the miner’s lettuce I used to gather and eat in California. Are they related?
I really love the in depth information that encourages you to research. Understanding the actual food your body needs us just growing as a weed. I saw some of this plant growing alongside my fence a few days ago.
I am very interested in treating your product.
I am currently using doTERRA products but feel there is something that … there is ‘more’. Looking forward to having the funds to try your product! They look great!
Thank you for doing such wonderful work and for sharing. Love and Light to you Nick!
Thank you sharing this! I would like to try it…how do we get the special discount please?!
This Gotu Kola is growing on my lawn again, i noticed recently. In my book on Indian medicinal plants, it was called ‘Mendak Parni’, which means ‘frog’s paw’ in sanskrit.. (that book was never returned). It does spread fast, and i pick a few leaves to chew, occasionally, to help my occasional memory gaps. (i live in North India in the himalayan foothills)… i’m glad to see on the video that this herb is also helpful to treat varicose veins, i have a problem there, too. Thanks for this video, Nick.
Thanks Nick for sending me this video in your email.
It only goes to prove that mother nature knows best. She was here first, and will be here when we are all gone. We must look after our rain forests, farm lands and pastures, including our rivers and seas, as they supply us with most, if not all of our natural foods and medicines for generations to come. When the Earth is polluted through ignorance and misuse of chemicals, including plastic bottles, we have only our selves to blame. John
THANKYOU Jessica. Do you know if this is available in the Souther states of Australia?
I felt she did not answer the question about the plant. Of what in the plant does all these wonderful things. She went right back into more ailments it helps with
Hi Ben, Marie’s Eco Nursery Facebook page here in SW Victoria Australia will be able to help you. I’m contacting her to order hard-to-find potted herbs, including this one. Best wishes, Julia Olwyn
Cool. Looking forward to learning more. Mahalo!
Gotu-kola (brain food). I think is amazing. I LOVE LEARNING about herbs .. been learning different things on herb for 27 yrs.
I have just begun to study herbs and how they impact our health. I want to learn everything I can
Does it help with mitochondria shortening
I have asperger’s and high stress condition
which has led to periodic blackouts.
could Gotu Kola help reverse that.
I don’t drink or smoke and follow a vegan diet.
I recently started taking Seagreens food capsules.
sorry, there was no tone in the youtube.
sorry, my computer was mute. that is why I reported error. sorry.
the video is excellent. thanks for sharing.
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Where best to source Gotu Kola seeds?
I was at the Kauai Farmacy last October. It was the highlight of my trip. Their products and farm are awesome.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful information Nick.
I read another comment posted here — Florence Rastogi says: “… i’m glad to see on the video that this herb is also helpful to treat varicose veins…” — I did not hear that in this video. Nick (or anyone who can answers these questions), do you know if this is true, or referred to in some other source? I would be very interested in knowing if Gotu Kola has been noted to help this ailment (an added benefit to the cognitive function/brain food)!
I enjoy all of your posts. After researching Gotu Kola , I do not think it is something to be taken by mouth. There are many serious side effects from the plant and it should not be taken with many medications. So BEWARE
I was hoping for more information about the active Chemicals in gotu kola. I grew some and when I tried eating one leaf, once a day, I had bizarre side effects: memory issues, motor coordination problems and inability to concentrate. Of course, I stopped using it, But I have been unable to find any mention of these side effects on the Web, Nor mention of what the active Chemicals are. I’m especially curious because I have similar side effects to tulsi.
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Thanks Nick for let us get to know this plant.
I found out that it is also growing in Middle Europe and its latin name is “entella asiatica”
It belongs to the plant called “Apiaceae”.
Is Gotu Kola related to the nasturtium plant = looks very similar and nasturtium is also used medicinally and in salads etc