Health benefits and toxicities of the consumption of Centella Asiatica: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Abd. Ghani, Muhammad Nurhakkim, Azahari, Nuraniza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2022
• Subjects: RM216 Diet Therapy. Clinical Nutrition
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/101905/1/101905_Health%20benefits%20and%20toxicities.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/101905/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/784

Introduction: Centella Asiatica is a well-known herb used in alternative medicine. Despite being widely used, few papers investigated the health benefits of C. asiatica in depth. Other than concerning its up-to-date benefits, the toxicity of C. asiatica needs to be addressed as well. As previous stu...