Pegagan ( centela asiatica )

Pegagan (Centella asiatica) was the wild crop that often grew in the plantation, the field, the side of the road, the paddy-field dyke or diladang that was rather wet.
This crop came from the Asian area the tropics, terssebar in South-East Asia, including Indonesia, India, Tiongkok, Japan and Australia afterwards spread to various other countries.
The normal name was known for this crop apart from pegagan was the leaves foot the horse and antanan.
Since ancient, pegagan was used for skin medicine, the disturbance of nerves and improved the circulation of blood.
The West Javanese community knew this crop as one of the crops to salad.
The Lokal
name
Pegaga (Aceh), the leaves foot the horse (withered), antanan (Sunda), gagan-gagan, rendeng (Java), taidah (Bali) sandanan (Irian) broken copper coin, buabok (England), paardevoet (the Netherlands), gotu cola (India), ji xue cao (Hanzi)
The content of :
Pegagan that simplisia him was known with the term of Centella Herba to have the content asiaticoside, thankuniside, isothankuniside, madecassoside, brahmoside, brahmic acid, brahminoside, madasiatic acid, meso-inositol, centelloside, carotenoids, hydrocotylin, vellarine, tannin as well as mineral salt like potassium, natrium, magnesium, calcium and the iron.
Expected glikosida triterpenoida that was mentioned asiaticoside was antilepra and for healing the very extraordinary wound.
The substance vellarine available gave the bitter feeling.
the characteristics and useful :
Pegagan felt sweet, was cool down, had the function cleaned blood, launched the circulation of blood, the urine laxative (the diuretic), penurun hot (antipiretika), stopped the bleeding (haemostatika), increased nerves of the memory, anti the bacteria, tonic, antispasma, antiinflamasi, hipotensif, insecticide, antialergi and stimulan.
Saponin available hindered the production of the network of the excessive scar (hindered the occurrence keloid)
The benefit pegagan other that is increasing the circulation of blood to arms and foot; prevented varises and wrong the vein; increased the power remembered, bounced and body stamina; as well as reduced the sign of stress and depretion. pegagan in the research could be used to reduce blood pressure, the Decline was not drastic, so was suitable for the elderly sufferer.