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A Review on Medicinal Properties of Centella Asiatica

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Prakash, Ved, Jaiswal, Nishita, Srivastava, Mrinal·2017·Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

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Plant-based drug discovery has drawn the attention of researchers, especially the one used as traditional medicines. Centella asiatica is traditional Ayurveda medicine widely used in India and across Asia for treating a variety of diseases. The aerial parts and roots are used for medicinal purpose, and its chemical constituents have wide therapeutic applications in areas of antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective, antioxidant, and wound healing activities. Many of its uses have been proven scientifically, and bioactive ingredients have been validated. In this review, we have done a critical evaluation of available literature looking for the pharmacological importance of C. asiatica. Further studies will be helpful to discover more bioactive compounds their exact mode of actions.

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Authors
Prakash, V., Jaiswal, N., & Srivastava, M.
Affiliations
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (IN)
Venue
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research
Published
2017-09-01
Volume
10
Issue
10
Pages
69
ISSN
  • 0974-2441 (ISSN-L)
  • 2455-3891
OpenAlex
W2757842045
Cited by
107
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
Keywords
Centella asiatica, medicinal plants, Ayurveda, traditional medicine, antimicrobial activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anticancer activity, neuroprotection, antioxidant activity, wound healing, bioactive compounds, pharmacological properties

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