Spadeleaf (Engl.)

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Respiratory

perennial, low-growing, creeping herbaceous plant. Height: 20 cm-70 cm Leaves: The leaves are borne on pericladial petioles around 2 cm., peltate (1) or shovel-shaped, energing alternately in rosettes at the nodes. Flowers: The flowers are white in color, born in small, rounded bunches (umbels) and surrounded by two bracts, near the surface of the soil(1) Fruits: The fruit is an achene, densely reticulated and warty (1), orbicular to ellipsoidal, brown at maturity, and flattened laterally (2)

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Breast cancer. Preparation: Boil the leaves.. Part used: Leaves | Cough. Preparation: Boil the leaves.. Part used: Leaves | Diabetes. Preparation: Soak the leaves in a glass of of hot water.. Part used: Leaves | Hypertension. Preparation: Get and wash 5 leaves.. Part used: Leaves | Hypertension. Preparation: Soak the leaves in a glass of hot water.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Boil the leaves. | Boil the leaves. | Soak the leaves in a glass of of hot water. | Get and wash 5 leaves. | Soak the leaves in a glass of hot water.

Location & Habitat

REGION XIII (Caraga), AGUSAN DEL NORTE, CITY OF BUTUAN (Capital), shady and damp areas such as wetlands, riversides, pondsm wet meadows and forest.

Research

Caraga State University: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health of Butuanon in Butuan City

Quick Info

Scientific Name: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Local Name: Spadeleaf (Engl.)
Family: Apiaceae
Category: Respiratory
Date Collected: Jun 28, 2026

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