Review: The Bioavailability Activity of Centella asiatica

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Published: Dec 14, 2015
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Centella asiatica Phytochemistry Bioactivity Herbal product

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Patchanee Yasurin
Food Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Biotechnology, Assumption University, Bangkok
Malinee Sriariyanun
Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Theerawut Phusantisampan
Department of Biotechnology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

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Centella asiatica (Bao-bog, Tiger Herbal, Pennywort, Gotu kola) has been announced as one of five “Thailand Champion Herbal Products (TCHP)” by the Department for Development of Thai Transitional and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health. C. asiatica has been investigated for its bioavailability activity, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, wound healing activity and anticancer activity. C. asiatica contains many types of active compounds: terpenoids, terpenoids and phenols. Thus, C. asiatica has high potential to be applied in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries.

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Yasurin, P., Sriariyanun, M., & Phusantisampan, T. (2015). Review: The Bioavailability Activity of Centella asiatica. Applied Science and Engineering Progress, 9(1), 1–9. Retrieved from https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ijast/article/view/67498
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