This plant is known by several names in india like ashoka in hindi, marathi, bengali and gujarathi. Ashoka tree or ashoka plant has a botanical name saraca asoca. Leaves are parpinnate 1520 cm long and the leaflets 612, oblong and rigidly subcoriaceous. In the current herbal market there happens to be mixing of adulterants with authentic s. Pdf ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological. Saraca indica is a medicinal plant widely used in ayurveda to treat painful. Shahid ap, salini s, sasidharan n, padikkala j, raghavamenon ac, babu td. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Content of gallic acid, catechin and epicatechin in saraca asoca, polyalthia longifolia, and. Saraca indica, commonly known as asokatree, ashok or simply asoca, is a plant belonging to the subfamily detarioideae of the family fabaceae.
Various medicinal uses of saraca indica had been reported in charaka samhita 100 a. Four nutrient media ms murashige and skoog medium, wpm woody plant medium, b5 gamborgs medium. Ashoka, pharmacognosy, polyalthia longifolia, saraca asoca, saraca declinata, tlc introduction unprecedented demand for raw materials of herbal drugs, which are mostly collected from wild sources, has led to adulteration and substitution of genuine drug. Ayurveda health benefits of ashoka tree saraca asoca or indica file asopalav or ashoka tree jpg wikimedia commons. Familycaesalpinaceae, commonly known as sitaashoka or sorrowless tree is a small evergreen tree found wild along streams or in the shade of evergreen forests throughout india upto an al. For example, the population of saraca asoca comprise of a good mix of seedlings and young as well as adult trees of different sizes. Effect of nutrient media and kno3 on in vitro plant. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical studies of an ayurvedic. Ashoka tree produces a huge bunch of sweet smelling flowers all through the year and profuse flowering occurs from. The physicochemical characters ofsaraca asoca such as total ash, acid. Almost all parts of the tree are used for various commercial herbal preparations. It is quite likely that most of the uses mentioned under saraca indica should instead apply to saraca asoca. An experiment was carried out to study the correlation and path analysis in six accessions of saraca asoca at icarindian institute of horticultural research, bangalore during 201617.
From the dawn of civilization and throughout human history, the. Saraca asoca is being depleted rapidly from its natural habitat in the western ghats range of india and has been red listed and categorised as vulnerable by the inter. Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of ashoka saraca. Saraca asoca is the correct name for the plant, native to india, that is widely used in herbal medicine. Medicinal herbs are moving from fringe to mainstream use with a great number of people seeking remedies and health approaches free from side effects caused by synthetic chemicals. From february to april, the tree grows large bunches of its vibrant yelloworange blossoms which darken and turn red before wilting. The earliest chronicles mention this tree in the indian ayurvedic treatise and charaka samhita 100 a. Saraca asoca 80 species from 7 different families dna barcoding and nmr spectroscopy 37 28 hypericum androsaemum nq h. Resolving identification issues of saraca asoca from its adulterant. Ashoka tree saraca asoca medicinal plant vector image. It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. Willd abstract fulltext html xml download as pdf size. The ashoka tree is famous for its brightlycolored fragrant flowers.
Asoka saraca asoca is an important medicinal and ornamental tropical tree currently facing the threat of extinction due to overexploitation of trees occurring in forests and other natural habitats. In tamil it is ashogam and in telagu it is ashokamu. In this paper the biosynthetic production of ag nps by aqueous extract of saraca asoca leaves and its bactericidal effect against e. Much employed by the hindoo physicians as a sedative in the treatment of uterine affections. Ashok chaal is a bark of ashoka tree saraca asoca or s. Saraca asoca, commonly known as the ashoka is distributed in evergreen forests of india up to an elevation of about 750m and is also cultivated warrier and nambiar 1993. Saraca indica family caesalpiniaceae also known as saraca asoca is one of the most ancient sacred plants widely distributed throughout the indian subcontinent 24, 25. The aim of present study was to investigate pharmacognostical and phytochemical profile of s.
Its stem bark have been used to cure ulcer, diarrhoea, dysentery, uterine infections. Ashoka saraca asoca the main ingredient of ahsokaristha a key ayurvedic formulation for gyaenecological disorders, guggul commiphora wightii a thorny bush which yields gum resin and is used in more than 100 ayurvedic preparations, and the dashmools used in the most widely used ayurvedic preparation dashmoolarishta. Isolation and hplc profiling of chemical constituents. This list is not exhaustive and there are other tree species which will. A slowgrowing, small, evergreen, erect tree 6 to 12 m high with a smooth greybrown bark. The size class distribution of 5 most abundant and important species saraca asoca, antidesma menasu, hoppea ponga, knema attenuata and schleichera oleosa is shown in fig. Estrogenmediated uterus endometrium instability is considered as one of the etiological factors in dysfunctional uterine bleeding dub and uterine cancer.
Saraca indica linn belonging to the family leguminosae, is one of the ancient medicinal plant of india and its bark is used in ayurvedic preparations. Chemical and genetic profiles of each plant have been developed and compared, to develop the tool to be applied as the better identifier of. Saraca species saraca asoca name synonyms jonesia asoca roxb. Saraca indica or saraca asoca is a small evergreen tree 710 cm high. Saraca asoca is a medicinally important tree of the indian system of medicine, bark of which has therapeutic value against gynecological problems.
Grown as an ornamental for the bright orangeyellow flowers. An invitro study of the antimicrobial effect of saraca. Saraca asoca in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. An saraca asoca in nahilalakip ha genus nga saraca, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In order to identify the right bark material, there exists hardly any. M, 2002, flora of maharastra state dicotyledones, vol i, lakshminarasimhan p. Pdf phytochemical analysis of saraca asoca bark and. Agroclimatic zones and native species for each zone in india disclamer. Familycaesalpinaceae is one such tree which has become vulnerable in nature due to over exploitation of its bark. Pharmacognostical parameters of stem bark are not yet available properly for the complete authentication. The study revealed the presence of 34 chromosomes in the somatic cells of saraca asoca for the first time, in contrast to the earlier report of 2n 24. An invitro study of the antimicrobial effect of saraca asoca leaf extract on methicilli sensitive and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in combination with methicillin.
Caesalpiniaceae, a slowgrowing climax forest tree species, is immensely valued for its medicinal properties. Bark of s asoca was dark brownish orange colour, mild aromatic odour, bitter taste, rough fracture. They were shade dried and coarsely powdered, extracted with soxhlet. Effect of nutrient media and kno3 on in vitro plant regeneration in saraca asoca roxb. Drug discovery, herbal medicine, saraca asoca, natural products, plant extracts. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Isolation and hplc profiling of chemical constituents of. Conservation of this important medicinal plant is therefore an urgent. Ashoka medicinal plant uses and pictures ashoka tree. The original plant specimen from which carl linnaeus described the species came from java, but the name s. All the nativenaturalised species of flora for each agroclimatic zoneselect citties of india, defined in this document is prepared from secondary sources. Stem bark of asoka tree is strongly astringent and a uterine sedative, uterine tonic, and styp. Due to overexploitation, the species is rapidly disappearing from western ghats where it is native and grew extensively until recently. So stand the medicinal plants saraca asoca as one of the foremost plants utilized from antiquity till to date.
Comparative morphological study of three species of saraca. An invitro study of the antimicrobial effect of saraca asoca. Ashoka is the most ancient tree of india, generally known as a ashok briksh, botanist known as a saraca asoca roxb. Jul 10, 2015 ashoka medicinal plant uses and pictures. Ayurveda health benefits of ashoka tree saraca asoca or. Unscientific and destructive extraction of bark from trees has lead to acute shortage of raw bark by ayurvedic industries. Unscientific and destructive extraction of bark from trees has lead to. Authentication and quality evaluation of an important. Ashoka tree produces a huge bunch of sweet smelling flowers all through the year and profuse flowering occurs from february to may. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its antimicrobial. In the present study preliminary phytochemical analysis of different extracts bark, flower. Assessment of genetic diversity of saraca asoca roxb.
Ashoka tree is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of india and holds an invaluable importance in hinduism, buddhism, and jainism. This page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 04. Pdf state tree of uttar pradesh ashoka tree or sita ashok saraca asoca uses details stories. Ashoka tree, universally known by its binomial latin name saraca asoca roxb.
Its bark, leaves, flowers and seeds have wellproven medicinal properties, in both modern and traditional systems. Comparative study of cases of based learning with traditional teaching method in pharmacology for second year. Biological activities of different parts of saraca asoca an. Saraca indica is popularly known as ashoka and one of the most legendary and. So stand the medicinal plants saraca asoca as one of the foremost plants. Its morphological similarity with polyalthia longifolia raise the concern of adulteration and substitution. Ashoka is one of the most legendary and sacred trees of india. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. As a common trend of taxonomic study key to the identification.
Saraca asoca is the ideal candidate for screening of its endophytes for. Ashoka tree or sita ashok saraca asoca uses details stories. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Saraca indica acts by liberation of acetylcholine, that of polyalthia longifolia acts. It is grown as an ornamental in the gardens for its scarlet orange flowers. The survival of organism free download as powerpoint presentation.
Categorization of saraca asoca and polyalthia longifolia. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, cork like at the base and with a shot. A rapid and simple approach to discriminate various extracts. Forest trees in general and those belonging to family fabaceae in particular, have proved to be recalcitrant for propagation through tissue culture. Sasidharan, 2004, flora of kolhapur district, yadav s. It is also popular as saraca indica and belongs to legume family and caesalpinoidae sub family. Saraca indica bark extract shows in vitro antioxidant. Nomenclature and classification taxon record name scientific name. It is sometimes incorrectly known as saraca indica. Ag nps were synthesized by 3h heating of saraca asoca leaves extract. File asopalav or ashoka tree jpg wikimedia commons. Agroclimatic zones and native species for each zone in india.
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