Centella asiatica and Oldenlandia corymbosa as a rich source of bioactive compounds

Partha Pratim Kalita^a, Maya Konwar^b, Prasenjit Bhagawati^c, Mrinmoy Basak^d & Manash Pratim Sarma^a*
^aProgram of Biotechnology, Assam down town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam, India
^bFaculty of Science, Assam down town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam, India
^cProgram of Botany, Assam down town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam, India
^dFaculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam down town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam, India
Received : 23^rd December, 2022 ; Revised : 24^th January, 2023

Abstract– Centella asiatica and Oldenlandia corymbosa are in traditional medicinal use for thousands of years. Centella asiatica is mainly used for wound healing and treating different skin condition whereas Oldenlandia corymbosa is used for the removing toxins as well as activating blood circulation etc. The present study was designed to identify different active compound present in both the plants and to look for their biological activity. GC-MS analysis was performed to identify different active compounds and their activity was identified using the previous literature.

Key words: Centella asiatica, Oldenlandia corymbosa, GC-MS, bioactive compound, traditional medicine

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