Sri Lankan Gotu Kola · Centella asiatica
Gotu Kolaname the plant, then define the use.
Sri Lankan Gotu Kola for buyers sourcing Centella asiatica as fresh material, dried whole or cut herb, leaf powder or infusion input — with botanical identity, processing, safety controls, packing and destination defined before quotation.
A traceability-first botanical sourcing route that keeps food, infusion, herbal raw-material and other regulated uses separate and makes no medicinal promise.
01 · Choose the form
Fresh, dried or powdered.Different routes.
The botanical identity stays Centella asiatica, but shelf life, processing, microbiology, packing and destination controls change substantially by form.
Fresh Gotu Kola
Fresh Centella asiatica is a short-life product route. Harvest condition, hygiene, cooling, pack, transit time and destination plant-health or food controls must be resolved before supply is promised.
Dried whole / cut herb
Dried Gotu Kola is a shelf-stable botanical raw material. Buyers can define plant part, cut or sift, foreign matter, moisture, microbiological controls, residues, contaminants and protective packing.
Leaf powder
Powder requires a clear Centella asiatica raw-material basis plus particle size, milling hygiene, moisture, microbiology, residues, heavy metals and barrier-pack requirements.
The images illustrate the botanical and use context; exact dried-leaf cut and powder appearance are verified against the actual source or sample.
02 · Botanical & origin context
Centella asiatica.Name the plant first.
Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture identifies Gotukola as Centella asiatica and maintains a crop reference for its commercial cultivation in Sri Lanka.
The botanical name, plant part, form and intended use belong in the commercial brief because common names and regulatory treatment can vary between markets.
Department of Agriculture · Gotukola
03 · Identity & use controls
One botanical.Several regulatory routes.
Fresh food, dried herb, powder, infusion input, extract feedstock and cosmetic or supplement inputs should not be collapsed into one generic Gotu Kola specification.
04 · Product control
Freshness, drying and millingchange the evidence.
Fresh material is dominated by hygiene and short-life logistics; dried herb and powder shift attention toward drying, moisture, microbiology, residues, contaminants and barrier packaging.
Plant condition remains visible.
Define plant part, visual condition, cut, foreign matter, moisture, hygiene, residue requirements and either short-life cooling or dried-product packaging as applicable.
Intended use belongs in the specification.
For powders and infusion inputs, define the Centella raw-material basis, processing, particle or cut requirement, microbial controls, contaminants and final-use regulatory route.
05 · Buyer specification
Build the briefbefore the quote.
Turn “Gotu Kola” into a measurable Centella asiatica requirement that the source, processor, laboratory and destination route can actually support.
Botanical identity & plant part
State Centella asiatica and the exact accepted plant part or raw-material basis. Add fresh, dried/cut or powder form.
Physical quality
Define leaf or cut condition, colour or sensory expectations where relevant, foreign/extraneous matter and particle size for powders.
Moisture & processing
Set drying, moisture, milling, treatment and cross-contamination controls using agreed methods appropriate to the actual form.
Food-safety & contaminants
Specify microbiology, pathogens, pesticide residues, heavy metals, mycotoxins and other destination-specific controls instead of relying on a generic 'herbal quality' statement.
Packing & logistics
For fresh material, define cooling and short-life logistics. For dried or powdered material, define unit weight, liner/barrier, destination, delivery window and Incoterm or named place.
Traceability & claims
List cultivation/source, lot, harvest/processing, CoA and laboratory evidence required. No medicinal, cognitive, wound-healing, circulation or other health claim is assumed.
The Department of Agriculture maintains a Gotukola crop reference identifying Centella asiatica and describing commercial cultivation in Sri Lanka.
The current Codex standards catalogue does not list a commodity standard specifically titled for Centella asiatica or Gotu Kola. General food hygiene, contaminant, labelling and residue rules may still apply by product and market.
The same botanical can be treated differently as food, infusion material, botanical raw material, supplement input, cosmetic ingredient or another regulated category.
No medicinal, cognitive, circulation or wound-healing claim is assumed for CeyLanka material.
Trade classification: fresh leafy material, dried botanical material, powder and extract-related inputs can classify differently depending on processing and declared use. The final HS code and any phytosanitary or product-control route must be confirmed for the actual shipment and destination.
06 · From enquiry to quote
Identity and intended usebefore commercial promise.
A quotation is built from exact Centella identity, form, source, processing, sample or lot evidence and the destination category that applies to the buyer's use.
- 01Identify
Confirm Centella asiatica, plant part, form and intended use.
- 02Source
Verify controlled cultivation or supplier sourcing and lot traceability.
- 03Specify
Set processing, moisture, microbiology, residues, contaminants and packing.
- 04Classify
Resolve destination treatment as food, botanical, supplement/herbal input, cosmetic ingredient or other category.
- 05Quote
Build the quotation only from verified source, test, pack, logistics and destination evidence.
Include Centella identity, plant part, form, intended use, testing criteria, quantity, pack, destination and required documents.
Request Gotu Kola Quote07 · Buyer questions
Useful answersbefore you enquire.
Why does the page use the name Centella asiatica?
Gotu Kola is a common Sri Lankan name. The Department of Agriculture identifies the crop as Centella asiatica, so using the botanical name in the buyer brief reduces ambiguity.
Is Gotu Kola the same as Bacopa monnieri?
No. This page is specifically for Centella asiatica. Common-name overlap in different markets is exactly why the scientific name and plant part should be written into the specification.
Can Gotu Kola be supplied fresh, dried or as powder?
Those are separate commercial routes with different hygiene, shelf-life, processing, microbiological, packing and logistics requirements. Current source and processing capability must be confirmed for the enquiry.
Does Codex have a dedicated Gotu Kola commodity standard?
A dedicated Centella asiatica or Gotu Kola commodity standard is not listed in the current Codex standards catalogue used for this page. Applicable general and destination-specific controls still need to be resolved.
Does CeyLanka make medicinal claims for Gotu Kola?
No medicinal or disease-related claim is made on this buyer page. Any nutrition, health, herbal, supplement or cosmetic claim requires its own scientific evidence and destination-market legal review.
What should I include in a Gotu Kola RFQ?
Send Centella asiatica identity, plant part, fresh/dried/powder form, intended use, safety and testing criteria, quantity, packing and destination. Add treatment, traceability or certification requirements where relevant.
Botanical image: Centella asiatica · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Infusion-context image: Centella asiatica pennywort juice · Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 .
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