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KINGDOM:Plantae || PHYLUM:Tracheophyta || CLASS:Magnoliopsida || ORDER:Apiales || FAMILY:伞形科 Apiaceae || GENUS: 积雪草属 Centella

积雪草 Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Accepted name Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (Apiaceae) WCVP · exact match
Catalogue of Life China 积雪草
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《中国植物志》|| 伞形科 UMBELLIFERAE ||积雪草属 Centella L. ||积雪草 Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

1.积雪草 崩大碗、马蹄草(广东)、老鸦碗(浙江)、铜钱草(江苏、安徽)、大金钱草、 钱齿草、铁灯盏(江西)图版10
Centella asiatica (L.) Urban in Mart. Fl. Brasil. 11 (1): 287. 1879, Diels in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 29: 491. 1901; de Boiss. in Bull. de L'Herb. Boiss. 2: 802. 1902, et in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 53: 421. 1906, Chermezon in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 68: 517. 1921, et in Fl. Gen. L'Indo-chine 2: 1134. 1923; Wolff in Acta Hort. Gothob. 2: 289. 1926; Hand. -Mazz. Symb. Sin. 7: 707. 1933; Shan in Sin. ensia 7: 481. 1936; 裴鉴、周太炎, 中国药用植物志 8: f. 391. 1965; 中国高等植物图鉴2: 1049. 图3828. 1972. ——Hydrocotyte asiatica L. Sp. Pl. 1: 234. 1753; Benth. Fl. Hongk. 134. 1861; Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Petersb. 31: 44. 1887; Forbes et Hemsl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 23: 324. 1887; Hayata Icon. Plant. Formos. 2: 49. 1912; Dunn et Tutcher, Fl. Kwangtung et Hongkong 116. 1912; de Boiss. in Levl. Fl. Kouy-tcheou 297. 1915.
多年生草本,茎匍匐,细长,节上生根。叶片膜质至草质,圆形、肾形或马蹄形,长1-2.8厘米,宽1.5-5厘米,边缘有钝锯齿,基部阔心形,两面无毛或在背面脉上疏生柔毛;掌状脉5-7,两面隆起,脉上部分叉;叶柄长1.5-27厘米,无毛或上部有柔毛,基部叶鞘透明,膜质。伞形花序梗2-4个,聚生于叶腋,长0.2-1.5厘米,有或无毛;苞片通常2,很少3,卵形,膜质,长3-4毫米,宽2.1-3毫米;每一伞形花序有花3-4,聚集呈头状,花无柄或有1毫米长的短柄;花瓣卵形,紫红色或乳白色,膜质,长1.2-1.5毫米,宽1.1-1.2毫米;花柱长约0.6毫米;花丝短于花瓣,与花柱等长。果实两侧扁压,圆球形,基部心形至平截形,长2.1-3毫米,宽2.2-3.6毫米,每侧有纵棱数条,棱间有明显的小横脉,网状,表面有毛或平滑。花果期4-10月。
分布于陕西、江苏、安徽、浙江、江西、湖南、湖北、福建、台湾、广东、广西、四川、云南等省区。喜生于阴湿的草地或水沟边;海拔200-1900米。印度、斯里兰卡、马来西亚、印度尼西亚、大洋洲群岛、日本、澳大利亚及中非、南非(阿扎尼亚)也有分布。
全草入药,清热利湿、消肿解毒,治痧氙腹痛、暑泻、痢疾、湿热黄疸、砂淋、血淋,吐、血、咳血、目赤、喉肿、风疹、疥癣、疔痈肿毒、跌打损伤等。


Source 中国植物物种信息数据库

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广东、广西、江西民间常采其茎叶煎水饮,谓有清热利尿之效;广州长堤一带的凉茶店(即专售生草药煎汁之店)也出售此药。浙江、江苏民间用全草治跌打损伤,并用作蛇药。四川、云南民间谓此草有祛风寒,治肺热咳嗽,消瘿痛及涂治痛疮肿毒的功效。
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Plant use records
Chinese name Vernacular name Plant Ethnic group Use Source
积雪草 北铎,撒诺 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Zhuang medicine Ethnomedicinal 《桂药编》
积雪草 北挪(byaeknek) 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Zhuang medicine Ethnomedicinal
积雪草 奥写,屙八杀,乌根中 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Miao medicine Ethnomedicinal 《桂药编》
积雪草 Reib minl zheit锐咪等,Vob bix seixhlieb窝比赊溜,Ual) genbjiongb蛙官炯 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Miao medicine Ethnomedicinal 《苗医药》
积雪草 Vob bis seix nieb窝比赊幼 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Miao medicine Ethnomedicinal 《苗药集》
积雪草 连钱草,满天星 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Miao medicine Ethnomedicinal 《湘蓝考》
积雪草 老鸦碗 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban She medicine Ethnomedicinal 《畲医药》
积雪草 骂魁劳,大马蹄草,崩大碗 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Shui medicine Ethnomedicinal 《水族药》
积雪草 骂同辰巴老,Mal dongcsinc bay laox,堵骂老(Dux mal 1aox) 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Dong medicine Ethnomedicinal 《侗医学》
积雪草 骂东先 积雪草 Centella asiatica (L. ) Urban Dong medicine Ethnomedicinal 《桂药编》


Historical formulas containing this species
Use in historical formulas by period (7 formulas in total)
Use in historical formulas by periodPre-Qin: 0Pre-QinHan: 0HanWei–Jin & N–S: 0Wei–Jin& N–SSui–Tang & Five Dynasties: 0Sui–Tang& Five DynastiesSong: 33SongJin–Yuan: 0Jin–YuanMing: 22MingQing: 22Qing




Wild economic plants of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (field survey)
Plant name Local name Family Life form Part used Folk use Voucher Locality Ethnic group Region

Research papers
Title Authors Journal Date
Chemical, pharmacological and clinical profile of the East Asian medical plant Centella asiatica Brinkhaus, B; Lindner, M; Schuppan, D; Hahn, EG PHYTOMEDICINE OCT 2000
Inhibitory Activity of Extracts from 16 Medicininal Plants against Platelet Aggregation Induced by Thrombin and Analysis of the Active Fraction from Moringa oleifera by GC-MS Ji Yu; Zhang Dongdong; Yang Xuefei; Li Zhiyong; Yang Jun; Wang Li; Wang Yuehu Journal of Yunnan Agricultural University 2020
Centella asiatica modulates antioxidant and mitochondrial pathways and improves cognitive function in mice Gray, Nora E.; Harris, Christopher J.; Quinn, Joseph F.; Soumyanath, Amala JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY MAR 2 2016
In vivo disposition and metabolism of madecassoside, a major bioactive constituent in Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Leng, Dan-dan; Han, Wen-jing; Rui, Yao; Dai, Yue; Xia, Yu-feng JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY MAR 25 2021
In vitro modulatory effects on three major human cytochrome P450 enzymes by multiple active constituents and extracts of Centella asiatica Pan, Yan; Abd-Rashid, Badrul Amini; Ismail, Zakiah; Ismail, Rusli; Mak, Joon Wah; Pook, Peter C. K.; Er, Hui Meng; Ong, Chin Eng JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY JUL 20 2010
Lei-gong-gen formula granule attenuates hyperlipidemia in rats via cGMP-PKG signaling pathway Lan, Taijin; Li, Qiaofeng; Chang, Ming; Yin, Chunli; Zhu, Dan; Wu, Zheng; Li, Xiaolan; Zhang, Weiquan; Yue, Bangwen; Shi, Junlin; Yuan, Hebao; Su, Zhiheng; Guo, Hongwei JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY OCT 5 2020
Features and outcomes of drugs for combination therapy as multi-targets strategy to combat Alzheimer''s disease Sahoo, Atish Kumar; Dandapat, Jagnehswar; Dash, Umesh Chandra; Kanhar, Satish JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY APR 6 2018
Evaluation of the cytotoxicity, mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of emerging edible plants Yen, GC; Chen, HY; Peng, HH FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY NOV 2001
Wound Healing and the Use of Medicinal Plants Shedoeva, Aleksandra; Leavesley, David; Upton, Zee; Fan, Chen EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SEP 22 2019
Ethnobotanical Treatment Strategies Against Alzheimer''s Disease Howes, Melanie-Jayne R.; Houghton, Peter J. CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH JAN 2012
Plant-Based Medicines for Anxiety Disorders, Part 2: A Review of Clinical Studies with Supporting Preclinical Evidence Sarris, Jerome; McIntyre, Erica; Camfield, David A. CNS DRUGS APR 2013
Pharmacologically tested aldose reductase inhibitors isolated from plant sources-A concise report Patel, D. K.; Kumar, R.; Sairam, K.; Hemalatha, S. CHINESE JOURNAL OF NATURAL MEDICINES SEP 2012
Antioxidant activity of herbaceous plant extracts protect against hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes. Lin, Kuan-Hung; Yang, Yan-Yin; Yang, Chi-Ming; Huang, Meng-Yuan; Lo, Hsiao-Feng; Liu, Kuang-Chuan; Lin, Hwei-Shen; Chao, Pi-Yu BMC research notes 2013 Nov 26
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