Centella is a perennial herb growing in India, Southeast Asia and South Africa. African natives regarded it as a sacred plant for treating skin injuries. Traditionally, it has been used to treat and preventing skin damages in India and other countries. Soothing acnes and pimples, it also has an positive effect on restoring the damaged skin tissue by stimulating the synthesis of collagen. It is known that Madecassoiside contributes to these effects.