Plant Description
The ashoka is a rain-forest tree. 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.Theashoka is prized for its
beautiful foliage and fragrant flowers. It is a handsome, small, erect evergreen
tree, with deep green leaves growing in dense clusters.Its flowering season is
around February to April. The ashoka flowers come in heavy, lush bunches. They are
bright orange-yellow in color, turning red before wilting.As a wild tree, the ashoka
is a vulnerable species. It is becoming rarer in its natural habitat, but isolated
wild ashoka trees are still to be found in the foothills of the central and eastern
Himalayas, in scattered locations of the northern plains of India as well as on the
west coast of the subcontinent near Mumbai.
Active constituent of Ashoka
| Parts used |
Chemical Constiuents |
Uses |
| Leaves |
Flavonoids |
Nerves disorder, Diabetes |
| Carbohydrate |
Protect from stomach |
| Seed |
Quinines |
Anti-cancer, burning |
| Phenols |
Steam, antiviral |
| Flowers |
Phenolic compound, flavonoids, glycosides |
Menstrual pain, uterine disorder |
| Fruits |
Alkaloids |
Gastro intestinal diseases, piles, jaundice |
| Barks |
Vitamin C, calcium carbohydrate |
Asthma, fever |
| Protein, starch |
Cardiac disorder |
| Ashoka oil |
Fixed oil, fats, amino acid |
Common cold, respiratory infections |
Uses
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The bark of the ashoka plant is mixed with fourteen other herbs like haritaki
(dried tree fruit), vibhitaki, sandalwood, and mustak roots (Cyperus rotundus).
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It also contains jaggery (cane sugar) and mango seeds, to make asokarista.
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This is an ayurvedic herbal medicine used to treat 'female disorders' or for
menstrual disorder and female hormonal imbalances.
Prepared by : Anjali Choudhary
Checked by : Mr. Sunil Patidar
Verified by : Dr. Mahavir Chhajed
