Mandukaparni descriptionsCentella asiatica is a prostrate perennial aquatic herb with roots in nodes. It is steamed and eaten with rice. It is rich in carotenoids vitamins B and C. The flavonoids 3-glucosylquercetin 3-glucosylkaempferol and 7-glucosylkaempferol have been isolated from the leaves. An ethanolic extract 80 of the plant showed the presence of a number of free amino acids.
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