Ashoka bark saraca indica uses, medicinal qualities, ayurveda details ashoka is an important ayurveda herb used mainly in bleeding gynaecological conditions. In vitro clonal propagation of ashoka, saraca asoca roxb. Saraca indica belongs to the caesalpiniaceae subfamily which again belongs to the legume family and is known as the sorrowless or the ashok tree in india. Wild caesalpinaceae is an important medicinal tree used in indian system of medicine for the treatment of several. It is sometimes incorrectly known as saraca indica.
Asoka is one of the most sacred and legendry trees of india. It is a ever green tree called in english asok tree. Saraca asoca is a better accumulator of tannin and the therapeutical value of its stem bark is partially attributed to the high tannin content. Saraca indica is a medicinal plant widely used in ayurveda to treat painful. Ancient nalanda university in bihar, india, dates back to the time of mahavira and gautama buddha in the 6th century bce and some parts of it dates to the mauryan asoka 273 bce 232 bce era. Its botanical name is saraka indica or saraca asoca and it belongs to caesalpinioideae family.
Asoka or ashoka is a sanskrit words which means without sorrow or which that gives no grief. Asoka tree fact and fallacy file asopalav or ashoka tree jpg wikimedia commons. In the famous indian epic raamayana,lord rama s wife sita devi is kidnapped by demon called ravana. Conservation of this important medicinal plant is therefore an urgent. The article saraca indica says it is asoka tree, ashok or simply asoca and it can be distinguished from saraca asoca. Differentiation of saraca asoca crude drug from its adulterant. Saraca indica bark extract shows in vitro antioxidant. Ashoka is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of india.
Saraca asoca, commonly known as ashoka is the oldest tree that has been used in traditional medicine for treating internal bleeding, hemorrhoids, infertility, insomnia, and psoriasis only to mention a few. Its principal constituents are a steroid component and a calcium salt. Sita ashok saraca asoca in kolkata, west bengal, india. A traditional drug asoka aristha used for the treatment of menorrhagia is originated from saraca indica. Saraca indica, pentobarbitone, locomotor activity, methanolic extract. These results show that flowers of contain a number of saraca asoca chemical ingredients, which may be responsible for t he various. There is an ashoka tree by weiyuan lake in chung chi college. Ashoka tree or ashoka plant has a botanical name saraca asoca. The aim of present study was to investigate pharmacognostical and phytochemical profile of s.
Leaves are 1520 cm long, rachis glabrous, corky at the base. In the subcontinent of india and its adjacent regions this tree is important traditions and culture. Review article phytomedicinal importance of saraca asoca. The word ashoka means without sorrow, a reference to reputation of its bark for keeping a woman healthy and youthful. In this paper an investigation on some biologically active constituents of the bark is described.
Medicinal herbs are moving from fringe to mainstream use with a great number of people seeking remedies and health approaches free from side effects caused by synthetic chemicals. The edicts of king asoka an english rendering by ven. It occurs almost throughout india upto an altitude of 750 m in the central and in the eastern himalayas and khasi, garo and lushai hills, wild in chittagong, bihar, orissa, konkan. Radhakrishnan all india coordinated research project on medicinal, aromatic plants and betelvine college of horticulture, kerala agricultural university, kau. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about saraca species, ashoka tree, red saraca, sorrowless tree saraca declinata supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database a. Phytochemical screening of saraca asoca and antimicrobial. Among them ashoka saraca indica tree belonging to the caesalpinioideae subfamily of the legume family is very important for their health benefits. So stand the medicinal plants saraca asoca as one of the foremost plants. The genus saraca is in the family leguminosae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. Nalanda was the greatest seat of buddhist learning in india. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in.
The origin of the name saraca indica is doubtful and it can hardly be claimed to be an improvement on the old one of jonesia asoka, given by indian botanists to honour sir w. Stem bark of asoka tree is strongly astringent and a uterine sedative, uterine tonic, and styp. It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. Wilde, ashok belonging to the family caesalpiniaceae is a universal panacea in the ayurvedic medicine. Ashoka is the beautiful evergreen tree of about 2530 feet in height. The dried bark extract of ashoka mainly contains lignan glycosides and flavonoids 16.
Ashokatree general information, products, medicinal. Deoxyprocyanidin b the bark of saraca asoca is used as a main ingredient in the preparation of asoka arishta, a drug indigenous to sri lanka. It is also popular as saraca indica and belongs to legume family and caesalpinoidae sub family. Asoka tree, universally known by its binomial latin name saraca asoca roxb. Pdf phytochemical analysis of saraca asoca bark and. Saraca asoca ashoka or ashokbriksh ashok or ashoka which is a sanskrit term meaning one without sorrow or grief also called ashokbriksh and botanically known as saraca asoca roxb. Kristian deprada professor sistrunk history 101 march 7, 2012 edicts of ashoka the edicts of ashoka are a group of writings on the pillars of ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, made by the emperor ashoka these writings are spread throughout the areas of modernday bangladesh, india, nepal and pakistan and represent the first concrete evidence of buddhism. Saraca asoca is a small evergreen tree with large heads of orangered flowers which are hightly perfumed at night. Flavanoids from saraca asoca ideal medication for breast. Unscientific and destructive extraction of bark from trees has lead to acute shortage of raw bark by ayurvedic industries.
In other respects i have allowed the authors spellings of proper names to stand, and the differences in meth. Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of ashoka. Saraca species, ashoka tree, red saraca, sorrowless tree. Familycaesalpinaceae is one such tree which has become vulnerable in nature due to over exploitation of its bark. Some of them include sita ashoka, anganapriya, ashopalava, asupala, hempushpa, pindpushpa, vishoka and vichitra. The bark of the plant is dark brown to grey or black. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ashoka tree saraca asoca medicinal plant vector image. So dense was the tree growth at that time that, hanumana had to uproot many asoka trees for reaching the place where sita was housed. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
Secondary metabolites like flavonoids, terpenoid, lignin, phenolic compounds, tannins, and so forth are reported from saraca indica stem bark extracts. So stand the medicinal plants saraca asoca as one of the foremost plants utilized from antiquity till to date. Auxins, enzyme activity, nodal cuttings, saraca asoca, propagation. Assessment of genetic diversity of saraca asoca roxb. In tamil it is ashogam and in telagu it is ashokamu. Introduction saraca indica belongs to the caesalpiniaceae subfamily which again belongs to the legume family and is known as the sorrowless or the ashok tree in india.
This plant is known by several names in india like ashoka in hindi, marathi, bengali and gujarathi. Ashoka medicinal plant uses and pictures ashoka tree. Quality assessment evaluation of the market samples of. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The article mentions that other species also have the vernacular name ashoka tree. See status, confidence level, source for definitions.
Lord buddha was born under the ashoka tree and lord rams wife s ta was held captive in an ashoka grove in sri lanka. It is also widely used to rejuvenate the complexion, reduce freckles and calm down inflammation. Saraca asoca is a medium sized, evergreen tree grows to a height of 710 m, which occurs up to an altitude of 750 m msl. Effect of nutrient media and kno3 on in vitro plant. Saraca indica is popularly known as ashoka and one of the most legendary and. Sitaashok saraca asoca flowers in kolkata w img 4146. Stems are erect or ascending, more than 2 meters tall, solid, glabrous or sparingly glabrate. This tree has multitude of names in indian literature. Ashoka is a famous uterine tonic specifically used for excess bleeding and pain. Quality assessment evaluation of the market samples of important ayurvedic drug asoka bark c. Saraca asoca was extensively interpreted for its anti platelet aggregation, cytotoxic, anti inflammatory anti acne and anti oxidant activities 1115.
Jul 10, 2015 ashoka medicinal plant uses and pictures. Saraca indica, commonly known as asoka tree, ashok or simply asoca, is a plant belonging to the subfamily detarioideae of the family fabaceae. Transcribed from the print edition in 1994 under the auspices of the dharmanet dharma book transcription project, with the kind permission of the buddhist publication society. Almost all parts of the tree are used for various commercial herbal preparations. File asopalav or ashoka tree jpg wikimedia commons. Complete chloroplast genome of vulnerable medicinal plant saraca. Ashoka bark saraca indica uses, medicinal qualities. Saraca indica, saraca asoca, jonesia asoca, ashoka tree. The explants were cultured on ms medium supplemented with different concentrations 0. Unscientific and destructive extraction of bark from trees has lead to. Jones the most enlightened of the sons of men, who himself expressed the wish that the tree should retain the old sanskrit name ashoka. Media in category saraca asoca the following 95 files are in this category, out of 95 total.
It is also known as kankeli sanskrit, ashoka assamese, ashoka bengali, ashoka. Authentication and quality evaluation of an important. Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of ashoka saraca. The full text of this article is available as a pdf 212k. Thus he concluded that the stimulant fraction of saraca indica acts by liberation of acetylcholine, that of polyalthia longifolia acts directly on the plain muscle fibre. Ashoka tree, universally known by its binomial latin name saraca asoca roxb. Saraca indica belongs to the family caesalpiniaceae is commonly known as asoka, sita asoka and haempushpam. Leguminosae is a medium sized evergreen tree upto 9 m in height with numerous spreading and drooping glabrous branches commonly known as asoka. Ashoka bark ashoka bark is smooth with transversely ridged and circular lenticels, dark green to greenish grey ashoka leaves ashoka leaves are dark green, alternate, paripinnate compound, stipulate, large and spreading horizontally. W ilde, of ficially considered as ashoka, in comparison with stem barks of s. Apr 02, 2011 in the famous indian epic raamayana,lord rama s wife sita devi is kidnapped by demon called ravana.
However, trees in ashoka vatica in srilanka are now considered belonging to the different species, saraca indica linn. View picture of saraca species, ashoka tree, red saraca, sorrowless tree saraca declinata at daves garden. In vitro clonal propagation of vulnerable medicinal plant. Articles from ancient science of life are provided here courtesy of wolters kluwer medknow. Directions take 5 gms half to one teaspoon 2 times a day ashoka powder with water 12 hrs after meals. An experiment was carried out to study the correlation and path analysis in six accessions of saraca asoca at icarindian institute of horticultural research, bangalore during 201617. Saraca asoca in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Ecorce egalement les graines et les fleurs energetique. It grows in the central and eastern himalays as well as in the west coast of india. The former is used as the standard spelling, the latter when quoting from or referring to sources in pali, which does not include the sibilant s in its alphabet. Asoka is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of india. This paper presents authentication and quality evaluation of stem bark of saraca asoca roxb. Ashoka asogam poudre saraca indica aga bio et sauvage 50 g. The present study was carried out to investigate possible hepatoprotective activity of methanolic and hydroalcoholic extract of saraca ashoka stem bark.
Effect of auxins on adventitious root development from. Reproductive biology and breeding system of saraca asoca. Isolation and hplc profiling of chemical constituents of. Due to overexploitation, the species is rapidly disappearing from western ghats where it is native and grew extensively until recently. Caesalpiniaceae is widely used in skin infection, cns function, uterus pain during painful periods, in bacterial infection and for hepatoprotective activity. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Pharmacological evaluation of saraca indica leaves for. The tree is valued for centuries for its fragrant ornamental flowers and medicinal. Ashoka tree is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of india and holds an invaluable importance in hinduism, buddhism, and jainism. Proanthocyanidins in the bark of saraca asoca roxb. The ashoka tree is famous for its brightlycolored fragrant flowers. But this article also claims to be about ashoka tree.
Strain the water when it remains 30 ml and drink it if you are using ashoka by itself. The original plant specimen from which carl linnaeus described the species came from java, but the name s. From february to april, the tree grows large bunches of its vibrant yelloworange blossoms which darken and turn red before wilting. Biological activities of different parts of saraca asoca an. Ashoka tree produces a huge bunch of sweet smelling flowers all through the year and profuse flowering occurs from. Saraca asoca uses, benefits and side effects livayur. Ashoka is the most ancient tree of india, generally known as a ashok briksh, botanist known as a saraca asoca roxb. Asoka saraca asoca is an important medicinal and ornamental tropical tree currently facing the threat of extinction due to overexploitation of trees occurring in forests and other natural habitats. Ashoka tree uses benefits and its side pdf state tree of uttar pradesh ashoka tree uses benefits and its side xfrogplants ashoka tree xfrog com. The botanical name for the ashoka tree is saraca indica or jonesia ashok.
Arjuna and saraca indica leguminosae ashoka are collected vol 6, suppl 3, 20 issn 09742441. It is known by its binomial nomenclature saraca asocaroxb. A slowgrowing, small, evergreen, erect tree 6 to 12 m high with a smooth greybrown bark. Planted in 1997, it is the only one at the university and one of very few in the territory. Saraca asoca is a plant of the moist tropical lowlands and requires an annual rainfall ranging from 2,000 4000 mm with a maximum temperature of 35 40c 1595 title. Asoka an important medicinal plant, its market scenario and conservation measures in india asoka chhal is the bark of asoka saraca asoca roxb. In the present study preliminary phytochemical analysis of different extracts bark, flower. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf phytochemical analysis of saraca asoca bark and azadirachta indica seeds article pdf available july 2019 with 267 reads.
Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of tannins, proteins, steroids, glycosides, carbohydrates, saponins, flavonoids in different extracts flower of of the saraca asoca. Asian j pharm clin res, vol 6, suppl 3, 20, 148149 149 from garden of the college and the crude powder of the drug was used then the alcoholic extracts of the drugs were prepared. Caesalpinioideae ashoka tree, jonesia asoka, gandhapushpa, sorrowless tree origin. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Forest trees in general and those belonging to family fabaceae in particular, have proved to be recalcitrant for propagation through tissue culture.
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