User Reviews for gotu kola

I started taking as I read that this was good for cognitive function. I haven't noticed any benefit yet. I have noticed a lot of nausea after taking though.

we gave my dad cups of Gota kola tea every day. It reversed his early dementia by two years, and he had no obvious disconnections, could speak fluently without mixing up things like a cd and a mg car. he used nouns again, and could hold a normal conversation, without going urrrr ummm...or looking blank. no side effects that we could tell. happier and less agitated and less aggressive. he told everyone how happy he was and spoke to many people about it. he was still fully active and lived to 88. hope this review helps just one other person :)Read More Read Less

I suffer from a brain injury from a car accident. This stuff is awesome!!! Great focus and concentration. Seems to help with anxiety too. Try it and see.

I didn't really think of myself this way, but I've been sedentary for several years, working long hours at a desk job and tending to be a couch potato at night and on weekends. "I can't do one more thing" was my inner mantra. I started taking gotu kola tea a month ago, putting a small teaspoonful of the powdered form into a cup of boiling water. After a few days the first signs appeared: I decided to take up an old hobby, silk screening t-shirts. The next weekend I replaced the old floorboards on my front porch and started building a fence around the yard. After a 60-hour work week I didn't think I had time for anything, but now I realize that it was a lack of enthusiasm. For me gotu kola doesn't act like an ordinary stimulant -- rather, the cognitive benefit manifests as enthusiasm which translates to physical energy. Read More Read Less

I am quadriplegic but with limited use of my hands. I got the gk for spasms, but much to my delight, it has been excellent for my UTI (which had threatened my life) and for healing the pressure wounds I sit on daily. I LOVE this stuff!

I had varicose veins that were popping out of the back of my knees. I took gotu kola in pill form as directed and I saw results in a week. It was amazing to see improvement so soon.

i feel nothing but i dont care im so happy to drink this gotu kola

I was diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency the flares were horrific. I would experience SEVERE pain 24/7 from the knee below in one leg. The flare ups thankfully only happen on one leg at a time otherwise my ability to walk would be extremely affected. when I am in a flare I cannot put any weight on that leg it swells from the knee down and is red, inflamed and tender like cellulitis also the skin around my ankles & lower legs became discolored almost black. For Two yrs I dealt with this chronic pain & using a cane to walk and on constant pain medication & still no one could tell me what the problem was until recently. A vascular surgeon has suggested closing the greater saphenous veins in both legs to help solve the problem. A coworker saw an episode of Dr. Oz mentioning varicose veins at which point they mentioned Gotu Kola. No kidding the first day I took it I could walk without my cane and the pain was beginning to decrease. I am taking 425mg capsules once a day sometimes 2 times a day. I've been on it for 5 days now and I am almost walking completely normal without any limp and no pain medication! Truly this stuff is amazing! Hopefully my skin will begin to clear up and I can refrain from wearing compression stockings on a daily basis. Until then I'm going to keep taking it and see what happens!Read More Read Less

I took this herb to relieve hip and leg pain after hip replacement surgery, and noticed relief the same day significant enough that I take it daily for greater mobility.

I had TMJ and I took gota kula for 3-6 months and my pain went away. now it has been 10+ yrs and I have not had the pain that I had before. it also has helped with my wrist pain. this stuff is great!