Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort and Asiatic pennywort, is an herbaceous perennial in the flowering plant family Umbelliferae. [2] It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia and the islands of the Western Pacific. [2][3][4][5] It is used as a culinary vegetable

Asiaticoside in C. asiatica has wound healing ability by increasing angiogenesis and collagen formation. Madecassoside enhances the tensile strength of new skin and promotes wound healing.