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Circulation Centella asiatica is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family that grows in humid, tropical and subtropical regions. Triterpenes and caffeoylquinic acids are the main bioactive compounds that contribute to antioxidant effects and improve cognitive performance. Read the detailed description
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Centella asiatica is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Apiaceae family that grows in humid, tropical and subtropical regions around the world.
It has been used in traditional medicine systems for hundreds of years, mainly for its effects on cognitive function and skin health, and also finds culinary use as a vegetable or in juices in Southeast Asian countries.
Compounds identified in the plant include isoprenoids (sesquiterpenes, plant sterols, pentacyclic triterpenoids and saponins) and phenylpropanoid derivatives (eugenol derivatives, caffeoylquinic acids and flavonoids). Triterpenes, composed of asiatic acid, asiaticoside, madecassoside and madecassic acid, as well as caffeoylquinic acids, contribute to antioxidant effects and improve cognitive performance, notably learning and memory.
