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Hi Kimfocusinmind,  To date no one has posted on this herb but perhaps someone will write with their experience. 

As with many healing herbs, gotu kola has some documented benefits, including reducing anxiety, but some caution is also needed.  Here is some information on it, see an excerpt below plus the full article from Penn State  

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Precautions  Gotu kola has been used in some studies that lasted up to one year. However, gotu kola has the potential to be harmful to the liver. It is best not to use gotu kola for more than 6 weeks without talking to your doctor. You may need to take a 2-week break before taking the herb again.

Asiaticoside, a major part of gotu kola, has also been linked with tumor growth in mice. Anyone with a history of precancerous or cancerous skin lesions, such as squamous cell, basal cell skin cancer, or melanoma, should not use gotu kola.

People with liver disease, or who take medications that affect the liver, should not take gotu kola. Ask your doctor if you take any prescription medications, or often take over-the-counter pain relievers.

Side Effects Side effects are rare but may include skin allergy and burning sensations with external use, headache, stomach upset, nausea, dizziness, and extreme drowsiness. These tend to happen with high doses of gotu kola.

 

There are many types of gotu kola preparations and it could be best to consult an herbal specialist if using it.

It seems Anthony, the MedicalMedium linked by you in your post, only suggests it along with a lot of other conditions it might help, not as a highlighted treatment for Tourette's. For readers who are not familiar with Anthony, he is considered by some to be a modern day Edgar Cayce, having received health messages from "the spirit" since childhood. He claims to have insight that is "decades ahead" of modern medicine. What follows is simply shared for your information. Though I have seen his books, I had never listened to him speak before and was far from impressed with his rambling message on Tourette's.

I just listened to a 55-minute radio presentation by Anthony on Tourette syndrome. He made some points that could have been reduced to 5 minutes, and I provide those below. (Gotu kola was not mentioned.) 

Anthony's opinion of Tourette's, based on this recorded 2017 radio presentation: He says the cause is mercury exposure. The toxic mercury is passed on from parents, making the condition "appear genetic." And beyond that, new mercury exposure continues once a person is born and it adds to the amount one is born with. His suggestions were:  MSM, leafy greens, vitamin C, L-glutamine, lemon balm, B12. Plus, avoid too many fats including nuts; eat plant based or very little meat. [Gotu kola was not mentioned]. He recommends a heavy metal detox smoothie every day. However, note that some with a salycilate sensitivity would not tolerate his smoothie.

   
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