Ashok
| Scientific Name | |
| Group : | Angiosperm (Dicotyledon) |
| Family : | Papilionaceae |
| Genus : | Saraca |
| Species : | asoca (Roxb) De Wilds. |
| Common Name | |
| English Name : | Ashoka tree |
| Hindi Name : | Ashok |
| Manipuri Name : | Ashok |
| Other Details | |
| Habit : | Small tree |
| Parts Use : | Stem, Flower, Fruit and Leaf. |
| Preparation : | Flower crushed with water for paste. Stem crushed with water for paste. |
| Mode of use : | Fresh |
| Ingredients : | The bark contains tannin, catechol, sterol and organic calcium compounds. |
| Ailment Treated : | Flower paste is used in abnormal blood pressure. The juice of the stem is used in chicken pox, jaundice and diarrhoea. Bark and flower extract are used in gyneocological problems. Dried flowers are used in diabetes and haemorrhagic dysentery and seeds are used for treating bone fractures. |
| Source : | Wild/cultivated as ornamental plant |
Ashok
Ashok