Product Description Centella asiatica (L.), also known as “Brahmi-Buti”, is a perennial creeping herb commonly found in the wetlands of South-East Asia (Brinkhaus, Lindner, Schuppan, & Hahn, 2000). This product would be exported from Nepal in the form of loose-leaf tea. It is widely known to have many beneficial medicinal properties in the areas of venous circulation and skin care (Brinkhaus et al., 2000). The secondary metabolites contributing to C. asiatica’s medicinal properties are primarily madecassoside, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, and asiatic acid (Devkota, Dall’Acqua, Comai, Innocenti, & Jha, 2010). Generally the leaves grow to be 2 to 5 cm in diameter (Brinkhaus et al., 2000). Flowering usually occurs between August and September, producing light violet coloured flowers (Brinkhaus et al., 2000).
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