I-Centella asiatica yimifuno eyomileyo yonke ye-Centella asiatica, i-genus yosapho lwe-Umbelliferae, kwaye izicatshulwa zayo zarekhodwa kwi-Indian Pharmacopoeia ngenkulungwane ye-19 njengeyeza lokuchasa ukudumba kunye nomonakalo wolusu.
I-Asiaticoside sisithako esisebenzayo se-triterpenoid saponins kwi-Centella asiatica, enemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo ye-pharmacological efana ne-antioxidant, i-antibacterial, i-antidepressant kunye ne-immune modulating functions.Ezinye izakhi ze-Centella asiatica ziquka i-Centella asiatica acid kunye nabanye.