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| Family | Araliaceae (also placed in Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)) |
| Subfamily | Hydrocotyloideae |
| Scientific name | Centella asiatica (L.) Urban |
| Synonyms | Centella asiatica (L.) Urban forma crispata (Maximowicz) H. Hara; Centella asiatica (L.) Urban var. crispata (Maximowicz) Yabe; Centella asiatica (L.) Urban var. cristata Makino; Centella asiatica (L.) Urban var. boninensis (Nakai ex Tuyama) H. Hara; Centella asiatica (L.) Urban var. floridana (J. M. Coulter & Rose) J. M. Coulter & Rose; Centella asiatica (L.) Urban var. repanda (Persoon) Domin; Centella boninensis Nakai ex Tuyama; Centella erecta (L. f.) Fernald; Centella floridana (J. M. Coulter & Rose) Nannfeldt; Centella repanda (Persoon) Small; Centella repanda (Persoon) Small forma floridana (J. M. Coulter & Rose) Small; Glyceria repanda (Persoon) Nuttall; Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Hydrocotyle asiatica L. var. crispata Maximowicz; Hydrocotyle asiatica L. var. glabriuscula Hasskarl; Hydrocotyle asiatica L. var. hebecarpa (de Candolle) Hasskarl; Hydrocotyle asiatica L. var. lunata (Lamarck) Blume; Hydrocotyle erecta L. f.; Hydrocotyle lunata Lamarck; Hydrocotyle lurida Hance; Hydrocotyle repanda Persoon; Trisanthus cochinchinensis Loureiro |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) tubo-kusa (ツボクサ, 壷草 or 坪草 [meaning: garden weed]) |
| (English common name) Asiatic pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh pennywort, pennyweed, spadelief | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan | |
| Habitat | Forest edge, roadside, rice paddy, swamp |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
| Description | Leaves 2.5-5cm across. Flowers red ca. 2mm across, flowering in May to August. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. |
| Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban | |
| Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. | |
| Centella asiatica (L.)Urb. | |
| Intraspecific polyploidy in Centella asiatica and their karyotypes in five populations in Australia and Japan | |
| Molecular characters of Centella asiatica found with RAPD technology | |
| Asiatic acid derivatives its manufacturing method and dermatological agent containing it (US Patent 5834437/1998) | |
| Cosmetic preparations containing extracts from phyllanthus emblica and centella asiatica and/or bacopa monnieri (US Patent 6261605/2001) | |
| Herbal compositions and their use as anti-inflammatory agents for alleviation of arthritis and gout (US Patent 6274176/2001) | |
| Cosmetic formulations containing extracts from Phyllanthus emblica and Centella asiatica and/or Bacopa monnieri (US Patent 6361804/2002) | |
| Water-soluble extract of asiaticoside and madecassoside from Centella asiatica and isolating method thereof (US Patent 6417349/2002) | |
| Custom made herbal health promotive formulation for females/expectant mothers (US Patent 6881425/2005) | |
| Pharmaceutical and cosmetic composition against skin aging (US Patent 7214395/2007) | |
| Therapeutic composition for the prevention and treatment of mucositis and mucosal disorders (US Patent 7288270/2007) | |
| Skin-care composition (US Patent 7160560/2007) | |
| Method for preparing a Centella asiatica extract rich in madecassoside and in terminoloside (US Patent 7402669/2008) | |
| Herbal composition for cuts, burns and wounds (US Patent 7344737/2008) | |
| Pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic compositions for the treatment of localised adiposities and cellulite (US Patent 7476392/2009) |
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