Centella Taiwan vs Macaranga Tanarius

Taiwanese variety of gotu kola used in Taiwanese folk medicine for liver conditions, skin diseases, and as cooling food medicine.

Fast-growing pioneer tree of Southeast Asian forests used in Philippine and Indonesian traditional medicine for wound healing, skin conditions, and liver support.

asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, flavonoids

tanariflavanones, macarangaflavones, flavonoids, tannins

Liver conditions in Taiwanese folk medicine, Skin diseases and heat conditions, Cooling food medicine in summer, Wound healing

wound healing, skin conditions, liver disorders, inflammation, ulcers

Hepatoprotective, Anti-inflammatory, Wound healing, Cognitive enhancing

wound healing, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antimicrobial

Fresh herb juice 30ml daily; dried herb tea 2-3 cups; 500mg extract daily

Bark or leaf decoction 200ml 2x daily or topical leaf paste

Liver disease severe, Pregnancy in large doses

pregnancy, allergy

Mild nausea, Headache at high doses

mild digestive upset