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Saraca indica Linn.
{{Infobox
|title = Ashoka
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ashoka
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Saraca indica Linn.
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2023
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Asok Tree
==Therapeutic Use==
Swelling (Sotha), Burning sensation (Daha), Menorrhagia (Asrugdara), Apachi, Bleeding disorders (Raktadosha)
==Other varities / Other botanical names==
* Jonesia asoca Roxb.
* Jonesia confusa Hassk.
* Jonesia pinnata Willd.
* Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer
* Saraca indica sensu Bedd., non L.
==Identification Characters==
* '''Gandhapushpa''' –Flowers of Asoka are aromatic.
* '''Tamrapallava''' – Tender leaves are coppery red in colour.
* '''Pindapushpa''' – Infloroscence is globose.
* '''Madhupushpa''' – Plant flowers in Vasanta Ritu (Spring).
* '''Hemapushpa''' – Flowers are golden coloured.
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Madhupushpa, Raktapallavaka, Hemapushpa, Pindipushpa, Nata, Pallavadru
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Ashoka(that which relieves shock or suffering), Hemapushpa(golden yellow flower), Vanjula, Tamrapallava(the tender leaves are coppery reddish in colour), Kankeli(the plant bears a pleasant look), Pindapushpa(flowers occur in clusters), Gandhapushpa(flowers have pleasant smell), Nata
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Cold (sheeta)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(47)
|Vedanasthapana mahakashaya
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]]. 8/144
|Kashaya-skandha
|}
==Dose==
20 – 30 gm of the drug decoction.
==Important Formulations==
* Ashokarishta
* Ashoka Ghrita
==Current availability ==
Available
In India – West Bengal, Assam, Odissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra.
Western ghats (both south and central), the Sahyadri region and throughout the Himalayas.
Out of India – Eastern Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
==References==
* Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Pushpa Varga, Verse no. 47, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
* Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:9
* Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:9
* Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:9
{{Infobox
|title = Ashoka
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ashoka
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Saraca indica Linn.
|label3 = Contributors
|data3 = --
|label4 = Year of publication
|data4 = 2023
|label5 = Publisher
|data5 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label6 = DOI
|data6 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Asok Tree
==Therapeutic Use==
Swelling (Sotha), Burning sensation (Daha), Menorrhagia (Asrugdara), Apachi, Bleeding disorders (Raktadosha)
==Other varities / Other botanical names==
* Jonesia asoca Roxb.
* Jonesia confusa Hassk.
* Jonesia pinnata Willd.
* Saraca confusa (Hassk.) Backer
* Saraca indica sensu Bedd., non L.
==Identification Characters==
* '''Gandhapushpa''' –Flowers of Asoka are aromatic.
* '''Tamrapallava''' – Tender leaves are coppery red in colour.
* '''Pindapushpa''' – Infloroscence is globose.
* '''Madhupushpa''' – Plant flowers in Vasanta Ritu (Spring).
* '''Hemapushpa''' – Flowers are golden coloured.
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Madhupushpa, Raktapallavaka, Hemapushpa, Pindipushpa, Nata, Pallavadru
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Ashoka(that which relieves shock or suffering), Hemapushpa(golden yellow flower), Vanjula, Tamrapallava(the tender leaves are coppery reddish in colour), Kankeli(the plant bears a pleasant look), Pindapushpa(flowers occur in clusters), Gandhapushpa(flowers have pleasant smell), Nata
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Properties
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Cold (sheeta)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Kapha and Pitta
|}
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
Herbs and their activities
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]. 4/9(47)
|Vedanasthapana mahakashaya
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]]. 8/144
|Kashaya-skandha
|}
==Dose==
20 – 30 gm of the drug decoction.
==Important Formulations==
* Ashokarishta
* Ashoka Ghrita
==Current availability ==
Available
In India – West Bengal, Assam, Odissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra.
Western ghats (both south and central), the Sahyadri region and throughout the Himalayas.
Out of India – Eastern Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
==Current researches ==
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development ..
==References==
* Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Pushpa Varga, Verse no. 47, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
* Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:9
* Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:9
* Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:9