Saraca asoca (Roxb.), De. Wild: An overview

Satish A. Bhalerao*, Deepa R. Verma, Vinodkumar S. Didwana, Nikhil C. Teli

Abstract


Saraca asoca (Roxb.), De. wild (Family: Caesalpinaceae) is a vital indigenous plant with a numerous traditional significance commonly known as Ashoka. The word Ashoka means “without sorrow”, a reference to reputation of its bark for keeping a woman healthy and youthful. The stem bark is chiefly used in medicines and it has been reported to contain chemicals such as glycoside, flavanoids, tannins, saponins, alkanes, esters and primary alcohols. Saraca asoca has been greatly used as traditional medicine for women related problems, such as menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, bleeding hemorrhoids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding etc. In this review, emphasis is lead upon research associated to therapeutic properties, phytochemistry and pharmacological profile of Saraca asoca (Roxb.), De. Wild.

Keywords


Saraca asoca; glycoside; menorrhagia; phytochemistry

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