Asiaticoside is a pentacyclic triterpenoid saponin glycoside isolated from the leaves of Centella asiatica (gotu kola). It is extracted using ethanol-water systems and purified by chromatography.
Asiaticoside is the principal bioactive compound in Centella and is enzymatically converted to asiatic acid in the body. It demonstrates remarkable wound-healing, collagen-synthesis-promoting, and neuroprotective properties. Commercially, asiaticoside is used in pharmaceutical wound-care products, premium anti-aging cosmetics, and cognitive health nutraceuticals.