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Plant Centella asiatica (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Gotu Kola; Pennywort
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-METHYL-4-(1,2,2-TRIMETHYL-CYCLO-PENTYL)-BENZENE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
2-METHYL-BUTAN-2-OL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-GLUCOSYLKAEMPFEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-GLUCOSYLQUERCETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-GLUCOSYLKAEMPFEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ALANINE 0 Plant not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ALPHA-CHAMIGRENE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil not available 9000.0 -0.36 Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil not available 2000.0 -0.54 Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 220.0 2060.0 1.43 Duke, 1992 *
AMINOBUTYRATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 40.0 374.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant not available 138.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 16050.0 150000.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
ASIATIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 10 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).