Ingredient intelligence
Asiaticoside
Botanical · Asiaticoside (Centella Asiatica) · C48H78O19
Asiaticoside is a triterpenoid saponin from Centella asiatica studied for matrix synthesis and wound-related biology, mostly in animal and cell models.
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Molecular identity
- Formula
- C48H78O19
- Molecular weight
- 959.1 g/mol
- PubChem CID
- 24721282
- ChEBI
- Data unavailable
Biological targets
Transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFB1)
low confidencemodulates · receptor
UniProt P01137Collagen type I alpha 1 chain (COL1A1)
low confidenceassociated with · structural protein
UniProt P02452
How could this ingredient interact with biology?
Biological network
Ingredient → molecule → target → gene/protein → pathway → process → studied outcome. Relationship strength is drawn from the curated confidence tier; nothing is added to make the chain look complete.
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Text alternative for this network
- Asiaticoside is molecule Asiaticoside — high confidence
Biological pathways
Signalling by TGF-beta receptor complex
low confidenceTGF-beta-linked matrix synthesis reported in wound models.
Reactome R-HSA-170834
Extracellular matrix organisation
low confidencedeposition in animal studies.
Reactome R-HSA-1474244
Evidence engine
Insufficient
Not enough curated evidence to characterise this ingredient.
Skinceptor Evidence Index
20
experimental · of 100
This index is a research-navigation aid describing how much evidence exists and how it was produced. It is not a medical safety score, an efficacy guarantee, or a clinical recommendation.
Study composition
- Animal1
- Review1
- Total studies
- 2
- Human studies
- 0
- Largest sample
- Data unavailable
- Range
- 2010–2010
Index breakdown
- Study design quality40% × 28%
Mean design weight across curated studies (meta-analysis 1.0, RCT 0.9, other human 0.7, review 0.45, animal 0.35, in-vitro 0.25).
- Human evidence share0% × 22%
Proportion of curated evidence measured in people rather than cells or animals.
- Evidence volume50% × 14%
Log-scaled count of curated studies, so volume alone cannot dominate the score.
- Largest sample size0% × 12%
Log-scaled largest reported sample size across curated human studies.
- Replication0% × 12%
Independent human studies, capped at three; one study is never treated as replicated.
- Recency20% × 7%
Linear decay over a twenty-year window from the most recent curated publication.
- Source traceability0% × 5%
Share of curated studies with a verified PMID or DOI in this dataset.
Insufficient comparable evidence for quantitative synthesis.
Research timeline
How the evidence accumulated
2010
Centella asiatica triterpenes and wound-related collagen deposition
Animalsample size unavailable · Journal of Ethnopharmacology
2010
Centella asiatica triterpenes and wound-healing gene expression
Reviewsample size unavailable · Phytotherapy Research (review)
Ingredient fingerprint
11 nodes · 15 relationships · seed "asiaticoside"
The fingerprint is a deterministic visual signature: ridge amplitude comes from the number of entities in each tier, node placement from identifier hashes, and opacity from confidence. Two ingredients can never produce the same figure unless their networks are identical.
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2 curated studies
Centella asiatica triterpenes and wound-related collagen deposition
Reported increased collagen deposition and faster wound closure in a rodent model.
Limitations — Animal wound model; not equivalent to intact cosmetic use; identifier not verified.
Centella asiatica triterpenes and wound-healing gene expression
Summarises reported collagen and matrix effects for asiaticoside and madecassoside across animal and cell models.
Limitations — Extracts vary in composition; mostly animal data; identifier not verified during curation.
Community evidence
Submitted by readers
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No approved community submissions yet.
Sources
- PubChem 24721282Verified 2026-09-14
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