Steinmetz:Centella

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Centella asiatica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Umbelliferae
English Names
  • Indian Pennywort
  • Marsh Pennywort
  • Water Navelwort
Natural Habitat
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • China
  • Japan
  • Africa
  • Southern U. S. A.
  • West Indies
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Hydrocotyli asiaticae
Constituent(s)
  • vellarin
  • essential oil
  • albuminous matter
  • sugar
  • sulphates
  • salts
  • tannin
  • vitamin G
Action
  • astringent
  • antispasmodic
  • nervine
  • diuretic
  • tonic
  • cooling
  • alterative
  • local stimulant; in large doses narcotic. In India
  • the plant has been used in the treatment of leprosy
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