Leaves
Medicinal uses:
Leaves are valued as a tonic and are used for improving memory. Plant is also reported to be usweful in the diseases of skin, leprosy, nerves and blood
Chemical constituents :
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Botanical Name: | Centella asiatica. Linn | |
| Sanskrit Name: | Madukaparni | ||
| English Name: | Indian periwart | ||
| Family: | Almbellifereae | ||
| Occurrence: | Moist places | ||
| Habit: | Herbs | ||
| Parts used: |
Leaves |
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Medicinal uses: |
Leaves are valued as a tonic and are used for improving memory. Plant is also reported to be usweful in the diseases of skin, leprosy, nerves and blood |
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Fresh leaves contain 0.07 to 0.12% .Asisticoside - a glucoside, essential oil, fatty oil, situsterol, tannin and reswinouuus substance . Dried plant yield 0.0016% alkaloid Hydrocotylin. Plant also contain Ascorbic acid. Asiticoside is found to be active in treatment of leoprsy. Abitter principle, vellatine and peptic acid are found in leaves and roots. | ||
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