Pegaga - Centella asiatica
I grow this bunch of pegaga plants in a pot since 3 years ago. I am not sure what type of pegaga it is because I’m very sure this is not the one that you make kerabu or eat as ulam.
The pegaga I grow have thicker leaves and although some relatives told me it can be blended into juices, I just don’t feel like eating my decorative plants even though by right it belongs to herbs category..heh!
Since it grows in a pot with water inside, for the past few months it becomes the water indicator for my garden. Usually if the weather is very hot and I am unable to water the plants for 2 days in a row, all the leaves will start to droop and dry out. That’s how I know that all the plants in the garden really need the splash of water..huhu!
I’m still trying to plant the type that people eat for ulam since people says eating pegaga could help maintain the youthfulness..haha!
November 21st, 2007 at 7:30 pm
They are nice but i would prefer more non green in my garden. And if u are searching for edible ones, banyak ada kat secondary forest as at Air terjun Ulu Yam. At least i already did that. Picked them and replant… heheheh
November 21st, 2007 at 11:38 pm
My husband likes to have this in our garden so I just give in..after all it’s so easy to care for pegaga even when it dries out very often due to negligence.
I tried to pick the edible pegaga and replant but couldn’t make them grow well. Must be the soil or my tangan panas when it comes to planting edible plants..heh!
February 11th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
salam..
suburnya pegaga sist ni..
nnti blh ajar aishe pasal tanam2
tQ
^_^
February 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
aishe, mmg senang nak idup pegaga ni..as long as air cukup, mmg subur la dia..but now my pegaga pon habis kecut sebab 2-3 hari tak siram..hehe..tapi nanti dia hidup balik la tu bila dah refill air..
February 24th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
come across your website while hunting for fragrant plants of Malaysia. I’ve asked around about this plant and was told that it’s not edible. if i’m not mistaken the scientific name is hydrocleys nymphodes and common name is water poppy.(saw it in the the Thai garden book)
February 25th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Julie, the water poppy that you found is not the same as the pegaga that I planted. The water poppy is not edible, that’s a true fact
November 19th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
This is another Gotu Kola variety and I used this in treating high blood pressure. Two to three leaves, properly cleaned and washed then chewed and swallowed, is my day’s dosage for 6 weeks, then for 2 weeks I stopped and resume again the taking for the next 6 weeks and stop again for 2 weeks and so on. My regular BP now is 120/80. It works for me. I don’t know if it would work for anyone else.
November 19th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Sky, thanks for the useful info. My Grandma also told the same thing that this plant is good for high blood pressure remedy. I am yet to try it though, not in my current health anyway
November 26th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hi, came across your site when i was randomly doing some googling…
After reading this post, it got me wondering whether the plant i purchased a few months back is a ‘pegaga’. Would you be so kind as to help confirm?
A picture of my unidentified plant can be found at this link… http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/46625-unidentified/member/snowkrystal
Thanks in advance!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Hai that was a nice pegaga…but it’s comes to be really2 nice if you choose to plant it using hydroponic system. We recommend you to use this because pegaga seems look really nice and healthy using our hydroponic fertilizer. This fertilizer helps your pegaga grown fast and maintain the nutrition.
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Thank you
February 20th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Snowkrystal, I’ve checked your picture. It is the same type of pegaga that I have. I have emailed you.
August 1st, 2009 at 9:42 am
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