Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Centella / Gotu Kola
บัวบก · Bua Bok
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Part used
- aerial part
- Crude drug
- Centellae Asiaticae Herba
- Other names
- Asiatic Pennywort, Gotu Kola, Indian Pennywort, Indian Water Navelwort
- In the announcement
- Used in 2 notifiable formulas (2 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Centella / Gotu Kola
Summarised from the Centella monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried aerial part.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Centella contains triterpenoid saponins, including asiaticoside and madecassoside and their aglycones which are asiatic acid and madecassic acid, respectively. It also contains volatile oil, pectin, trace of alkaloids, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 14.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 17.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 7.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 24.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 15.0% w/w |
Storage: Centella shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Centella / Gotu Kola
2 formulas containing Centella / Gotu Kola
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
Development potential
Develop Centella / Gotu Kola into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas2 formulas2 as a single-herb formula
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
TIBD · extract development
Centella extract
TIBD develops centella / gotu kola extracts for brands that need a raw material or a custom specification.
See the centella extract pageK-API · manufacturing in the groupExtract and manufacture at K-API
The TIBD group plant licensed by the Thai FDA to manufacture herbal products, so extraction and production stay within the group.
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