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Saraca asoca
About Plant
| Plant ID | PLN009 | ||
| Plant Name | Saraca asoca | ||
| Common Name | Ashoka tree | ||
| Vernacular Name | Ashok, Ashopalava, Ashoka, Ashokam, Hemapushpam | ||
| Plant Description | The Saraca asoca tree, often referred to as the ashoka tree (meaning "sorrow-less"), is a member of the Detarioideae subfamily within the legume family. It holds significant cultural importance in the traditions of the Indian subcontinent and neighboring regions. Despite occasional misidentification as Saraca indica, it remains a prominent botanical feature. Notably, the flower of the Ashoka tree holds the distinction of being the state flower of Odisha, a state in India. | ||
Plant Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | |
| Phylum | Streptophyta | |
| Class | Magnolipsida | |
| Order | Fabales | |
| Family | Fabaceae | |
| Genus | Saraca | |
| Species | asoca | |
| Variety/Line/Chemotype | ||
| Distribution | The ashoka is a rain-forest tree. Throughout India, except Northwestern India, up to 750 m. Its original distribution was in the central areas of the Deccan plateau, as well as the middle section of the Western Ghats in the western coastal zone of the Indian subcontinent. | |
| Use | Bark—uterine tonic (imparts healthy tone to uterus), used for suppressed menses, leucorrhoea, menstrual pain, menorrhagia, complaints of menopause. Also used for dyspepsia, biliousness, colic, burning sensation. Flowers—pounded and mixed with water, used in haemorrhagic dysentery, bleeding piles and retention of urine. | |
| Chemical Constituents | The bark yields alkanes, esters and primary alcohols. It gave n-octacosanol, tannins , catechin, (+)-catechol, (−)-epicatechin, (−)-epicatechol, leucocyanidin, leucopelargonidin, procyanidin derivatives, methyl-and ethylcholesterol derivatives. The flowers contain fatty acids and gallic acid; apigenin-7-O-beta D-glucoside,cyanidin-3,5-diglucoside, kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-glucoside, pelargonidin-3,5-diglucoside, quercetin. | |
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Biological Activities
"Flower anticancer, anti-inflammatory, uterine tonic activity, CNS depressant, analgesic, antiulcer and larvicidal activities "
Crude Drugs
| ID | Drug Part Name |
| CRD4 | Stem bark |
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