Water navel asian

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 14.04.2025

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centella asiatica; water pennywort

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Herbaceous, low (up to 50 cm high), tropical plant species from the Apiceae family, native to Madagascar, tropical regions of Asia, Central and South America. Kidney-shaped leaves on long stems, small, white to purple-red flowers.
Centenella asiatica is the parent plant of Centellae asiatica herbae, the officinal (Ph.Eur.8) Asiatic pennywort, which consists of the crushed and dried aerial parts of the plant.

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Last updated on: 14.04.2025

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles