Gotu Kola "Food for the Brain" is used as an aid for many memory problems, such as daily use to increase potential memory in school or at work, or for more severe problems such as senility when old age sets in. In Ayurveda, Gotu Kola is known as the most the most spiritual and rejuvenating herb. This herb is known to balance the right and left brain hemispheres of the brain (as it has a similar appearance); also, to develop the "Crown Chakra" (energy center at top of the head).