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Centella Asiatica: A Pharmaceutically Important Medicinal Plant

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  • Arpita Roy
  • Navneeta Bharadvaja

    (Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, India)

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Centella asiatica (gotu kola) is one of the important rejuvenating herbs for nerve and brain cells and is believed to be capable of increasing intelligence, longevity, and memory. Important bioactive compounds are triterpenoid saponins, including asiaticoside, centelloside, madecassoside, and asiatic acid. It possesses anti-leprotic, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor activities. Due to its medicinal importance, this plant is used for several purposes. Synthesis of nanoparticles from this plant is one of the important applications in the field of nano-biotechnology. This review provides an overall summary of phytoconstitutes, pharmacological activity of Centella asiatica as well as its role in the silver nanoparticles synthesis.

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  • Arpita Roy & Navneeta Bharadvaja, 2017. "Centella Asiatica: A Pharmaceutically Important Medicinal Plant," Current Trends in Biomedical Engineering & Biosciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 5(3), pages 47-51, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctbeb:v:5:y:2017:i:3:p:47-51
    DOI: 10.19080/CTBEB.2017.05.555661
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