I-Centella asiatica isitshalo esomisiwe sonke se-Centella asiatica, i-genus yomndeni wakwa-Umbelliferae, futhi izingcaphuno zayo zaqoshwa e-Indian Pharmacopoeia ngekhulu le-19 njengekhambi lokulwa nokuvuvukala kanye nokulimala kwesikhumba.
I-Asiaticoside iyisithako esisebenzayo se-triterpenoid saponins e-Centella asiatica, enemisebenzi ehlukahlukene yezokwelapha njenge-antioxidant, antibacterial, antidepressant and immune modulating functions.Ezinye izakhi ze-Centella asiatica zihlanganisa i-Centella asiatica acid nezinye.