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Shortly after the announcement in Great Britain1 that Centella asiatica contained a glucose derivative which was active in the treatment of leprosy, we commenced an examination of the plant, with the object of studying the chemical constitution and therapeutic properties of the active material. In this note the results of analyses carried out on dried plant tissue of Ceylonese origin are reported. We are deeply indebted to Dr. J. L. Simonsen, director of the Colonial Products Research Council, for his help in making supplies of this material available to us, and for his interest in these investigations.
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BHATTACHARYYA, S., LYTHGOE, B. Triterpene Acids. Nature 163, 259 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163259a0
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