Synonym(s)
centella asiatica; water pennywort
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Tropical plant species from the Apiceae family, native to Madagascar, tropical regions of Asia, and in Mt. and South America.
Centenella asiatica is the parent plant of Centellae asiatica herbae, the official (Ph.Eur.8) Asian water umbilical herb, which consists of the crushed and dried above-ground parts of the plant.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles