Basic information
Centella grows in tropical swampy areas.The stems are slender, creeping stolons, green to reddish-green in color, connecting plants to each other. It has long-stalked, green, rounded apices which have smooth texture with palmately netted veins. The leaves are borne on pericladial petioles, around 2 cm (0.79 in). The rootstock consists of rhizomes, growing vertically down.
What is Asiaticoside？
Asiaticoside is a triterpene glycoside from the plant Centella asiatica, commonly used in wound healing.This activity is a result of stimulation of collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis.
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Test item | Standards | Assay results |
Color | White powder | Conforms |
TLC | Conforms | Conforms |
Assays(HPLC) | Madecassoside + Asiaticoside B >90.0% | 90.53% Madecassoside :77.24% Asiaticoside B : 13.29% |
Loss on drying | ≤3.0% | 1.63% |
Sulphated ash | <1.0% | 0.23% |
Heavy metals | <20PPM | Conforms |
Pb | <0.5PPM | Conforms |
Hg | <0.05PPM | Conforms |
Cd | <0.3PPM | Conforms |
Cu | <5PPM | Conforms |
As | <0.5PPM | Conforms |
BHC | <0.2PPM | Conforms |
DDT | <0.1PPM | Conforms |
Aldrin | <0.1PPM | Conforms |
Total bacteria count | Less than 1000CFU/G | Conforms |
Yeast/moulds | Less than 100CFU/G | Conforms |
E-Coli | Negative | Negative |
1.Anti-inflammatory:
2.Dermis reconstruction:Enhance the collagen synthesis.
3.Epidermal reconstruction:Improvement of the keratinization functionality.
4.Anti-aging:Regulation of the inflammation drifts due to age and reinforcement of the skin's bio-mechanical properties.
5.Improve the intelligence
6.Prevent memory loss
7.Prevention of Alzheimer's disease
Application
Cosmetics: anti-aging, anti-sensitization, after-sun care, removing scars, hair care, skin rejuvenation products.
Medicines: Wound-healing medicines, such as those added to creams, can promote wound healing.
Functional foods (products that improve memory and protect the nervous system)