Scientific Name
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb
Synonyms
Hydrocotyle asiatica L.
Family
Apiaceae.
Local Name
Thandi Jari.
Habit Habitat
A shade and moist loving, creeping herb, common in sub-tropical, temperate
and sub-alpine zones.
and sub-alpine zones.
Taxonomic Features
Stem reddish, possessing long internodes and nodes, rooting at nodes. Leaves simple, kidney shaped with wavy margin, glabrous at both sides. Inflorescence an umbel, 3-4 flowered. Flower pinkish, sessile. Fruit ribbed.
Flowering Fruiting
July-December.
Harvesting Time
August-December.
Medicinal Value
Useful in skin and blood disorders, improves memory and used as a tonic. Locally it used for mental weakness and memory loss with cow milk. Its powder and infusion is effective in jaundice.
Parts Used
Whole plant.
Future Prospective
Collection, Drying, Packing, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
Plant Images
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb