Asokam

Asokam

Botanical name : Saraca asoka (Roxb.) de Wilde
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Asoka, Gatasoka

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Asoka tree
Hindi  : Asok
Malayalam : Asokam

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A medium sized evergreen tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves are pinnate, about 40 cm long having 2-3 pairs of lanceolate leaflets. Flowers are beautiful, orange colored in dense corymbs flowers are fragrant. Fruits are flat pods. 4-8 seeds per pods, ellipsoid and compressed. Bark is dark brown with warty surfaces.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, menorrhogia, leucorrhoea, stomach pain, diabetes and bleeding through anus. 

Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds