Asiaticoside A
Madecassoside is a triterpenoid saponin that is a trisaccharide derivative of madecassic acid. Isolated from Centella asiatica, it exhibits anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antirheumatic activities. It has a role as an antioxidant, an anti-inflammatory agent, an antirheumatic drug, a vulnerary and a plant metabolite. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid, a trisaccharide derivative, a carboxylic ester and a triterpenoid saponin. It is functionally related to a madecassic acid. It derives from a hydride of an ursane.