Portugal prostrate herb. Alias: Centella asiatica, horseshoe, Centella, clam shell grass, coins grass, come to play. Born in damp wasteland, of villages, roadside ditches. Stems prostrate, rooting at nodes. Leaves alternate, petiole length; blade round or kidney-shaped, 2 to 4 cm in diameter. Summer flowering; umbel-shaped head, 2 to 3 axillary, 3 to 6 flowers per inflorescence sessile; bonus purple. If small, flat round. 

 

【Pharmacological effects】

1, the central role which the glycosides contained in mice, rats calm, stability role, this role is mainly affecting the central nervous system cholinergic system. Alcohol extract no analgesic effect. 

2, the role of skin tissue on Asiaticoside can treat skin ulcers, such as intractable wounds, skin tuberculosis, leprosy and so on. On mice, guinea pigs, rabbits intramuscular or subcutaneous implants can promote skin growth, local leukocytosis, coil network of connective tissue hyperplasia, mucus secretion, and tail hair growth acceleration. There have been reports containing Centella 0.25 to 1% alcohol extract (containing asiatic acid, asiaticoside) of creams (which still contains the embryo or young cows, sheep, pigs or water-alcohol skin, liver, brain extract) treating dermatoses, for good results. 

3, the cosmetic effect of Centella asiatica with detoxification, dampness swelling, tonic, anti-inflammatory, calming effect. Can stimulate deep skin cell turnover. Firming Centella asiatica can connect the epidermis and dermis part, the skin becomes soft and help solve slack skin, the skin smooth and elastic; promote dermis collagen formation, the fibrous protein regeneration, re-connected, so that the skin achieve compact smooth effect. Also helps heal damaged tissue and tighten skin. Only promote closer connection between the epidermis and dermis, but also to suppress the increase of fat cells, to prevent skin edema, obesity. Centella asiatica for a variety of skin, which shoots water extract has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, which are dicots Apiaceae, swelling detoxification can remove abscess. 

4, antibacterial effect shoots water extract has antibacterial effect. Asiaticoside to treat leprosy, that its role is to dissolve the wax film of bacteria, which are destroyed by the body's defense mechanisms or other drugs. 

5, other effects of alcohol extract can relax rat ileum. Glycosides can reduce part rabbit and rat ileum tension and contraction amplitude, and can slightly inhibited acetylcholine role. Anesthetized dogs, intravenous injection can be mildly excited breathing, heart rate slows and moderate lower blood pressure, the latter two can not be blocked by atropine. 

 

【Beauty Usage】

Application of cosmetics, skin care areas: Centella asiatica can compact the epidermis and dermis connection part, the skin becomes soft, loose skin to help solve phenomena (in particular, postpartum), the skin smooth and elastic; help promote collagen in the dermis protein formation, fibrin regeneration, re-connect, fundamentally eliminate mother grain. Dicots Apiaceae, swelling detoxification remove abscess. Use in the cosmetics industry, it can achieve excellent cleanser One section, for example, Centella cleanser for skin: Any skin. In dry, aging and sensitive skin. 

 

【document literature】

1 "by": main hot, malignant sore, ulcer, steeped, red blaze, red skin, body heat. 

2 "resistance":. Cure scrofula rat drain, season and from cold and heat. 

3 "Tang Materia Medica": pound deposited hot swollen erysipelas. 

4 "Japan Hanako Materia Medica": Norwegian paste with salt, swelling poison and rubella scabies. 

5. "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" afternoon hot flashes, dizziness, chills, body soreness, eating tasteless, men and women of child malnutrition, consumptive fever subside who use it, diuresis, buffalo meat for the lead. 

6 "outline": research juice red eyes sharp point. 

7 "Materia Medica of the original": In addition to toxic heat, cure gonorrhea, dip malnutrition sores, the rationale for intestinal gas. 

8 "common folk medicine compilation": diuresis and spleen. Flood control diarrhea and dysentery. 

9 "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": detoxification, purging fire, and diuresis. Heat treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, headache, fever, thirst, yellow urine. 10 "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Chi": expelling wind and cold. Hyperactivity cough, eliminate gall, poison-coated carbuncle sores, digestion product of fullness. 

11. "Fujian Materia Medica": governance gas heat fever, abdominal pain and bloating. 

12. "Guangdong medicine" Ⅱ: clear heat, to heat. Governance hepatomegaly, pleurisy, double single throat moth, measles, and the solution Oncorhynchus poisoning.