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Centella asiatica
Centella asiatica
, commonly known as
centella
and
gotu kola
, is a small,
herbaceous
, frost-tender
perennial plant
of the family
Mackinlayaceae
or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to wetlands in
Asia
. It is used as a
medicinal herb
in
Ayurvedic medicine
,
traditional African medicine
, and
traditional Chinese medicine
. It is also known as the
Asiatic pennywort
or
Indian pennywort
in English, among various other names in other languages.
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