A Study on Analysis and Applications of Phytochemicals and Antioxidants of Centella Asiatica in the Development of Food Product

Nature has blessed and gave our nation with a colossal abundance of medicinal plants. Hence, our nation, India has frequently been alluded to as the “medicinal garden” of the world. CentellaasiaticaL. belongs to the family Apiaceae is an ancient Ayurvedic plant traditionally well-regarded for its nutritional and medicinal values.Centellais also known as Pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, Indian pennywort, Gotukola and Brahmi. Centellaasiaticacontains various classes of phytonutrients such as triterpenes, carotenoids, glycosides, flavonoids, alkaloids, volatile oils and fatty oils which has wide range of pharmaceutical activities. The present work is carried out to perform antioxidant activity and phytochemical analysis of leaf powder of Centellaasiaticaand its incorporation in formulating a new food product.Results of the current study revealed that Centellaasiatica leaf powder consisted high concentration of potent antioxidants and potentially good source of functional ingredients which can be used in design and development of herbal foods due to their stability even upon the drying treatment and also that can alleviate oxidative stress and related disorders.