Saraca indica | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Saraca indica

Scientific Name and Description

Saraca asoca (ROXB.) DE WILDE

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Saraca indica AUCT. NON L
Jonesia minor Zoll. & Moritzi
Saraca arborescens Burm.f.
Saraca bijuga Prain
Saraca harmandiana Pierre
Saraca minor (Zoll. & Moritzi) Miq.
Saraca pierreana Craib
Saraca zollingeriana "sensu Prain, non Miq."

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English	asoka
Hindi	anganapriya, ashok, ashoka, asok, asoka, Ashoka अशोक
Kannada	abhanga, achanga, achenge, akshath, akshatha, aksunkara, asage, asaje, asanke, ashanke, ashoka, ashoka mara, ashokada mara, ashuge, ashunkar, asoka, asokada, gandha pushpi, hashige, jaasundi, jassoondie, kankelli, kempuchinnadeke gida, kengalimara, kenkali, kenkali mara, kenkalimara, kusge, kusgemara, seethe mara
Malayalam	ashokam, asjogam, asogam, asoka, asokam, hemapushpam, vanculam, vanjulam
Marathi	ashoka, asok, jasundi, tamada ashok,Asoka असोका
Sanskrit	anganapriya, apashoka, ashoka, asoka, asokah, chakraguchha, chitra, dohali, doshahari, gandapushpa, gandhapushpa, gatasoka, gatasokah, hemapushpa, hemapuspa, kankali, kankeli, kankelih, kankelli, kantacharandohada, kantangharidohadah, karnapura, karnapuraka, kelika, krimikaraka, madhupushpa, madhupuspah, nata, palladru, pindapushpa, pindipushpa, prapallava, raktapallava, raktapallavah, rama, rogitaru, shhaya, shokaharta, shokanasha, smaradhivasa, smaradhivasah, sokanasanah, strinirikshanadohada, subhaga, tamrapallava, vajula, vamanghrighataka, vamankayatana, vanjuladrumah, vanjuldruma, vichitra, vichitrah, vishoka, vitashoka
Tamil	acoka, acoka maram, acokam, acokam,acokataru, acokaturu, acoku, acunam, acunam, anagam, ankanappiriyam, asavu, ashoka pattai, asogam, asogu, asogy, asoka, asoka pattai, ayil, ayil , ayil pattai, cacupam, cakam, cakam cakkarakuccam, caricam, caripam, centu, ceyalai, cincupam, cittirakaranam, cittiram, cittiram , cokam, emaputbam, emaputpam, iravatam, iravattam, kakoli, kakorini, kakorinimaram, kamukam, kamukamkamukamaram, kankeli, kankoli, kannapuram, karcokam, kattutonimaram, kattuttoni, kelikam, kelikomaram, kopikam, kopikamaram, malaikarunai, malaikkarunai, malaikkoran, mati, mati, nettilink, nettilinkam, nettilinki, nettilinku, nettulinkam, pallavattiru, pallavattirumaram, pallavttirumaram, pintaputpam, pintitam, pintitam , pintitamaram, pirakipattikam, pitam,ravatam, sasubam, tamirapallavam, tamirapalliyam, tamirapalliyamaram, tokali, vacciram, vanculam, vantiputpam, vicokam, vitacokam, yukapatrikai, yukapattirikai, Asokamu அசோகம்
Telugu	ashokamu, asogam, asoka, asokamanu, asokamu, seethamma asokamu, vanjalamu, vanjulamu, Ashoka చెట్టు Ashoka chettu
Tibetan	a so ka, my nan med, mya-nan-med
Common names	Ashoka, Ashoka, Saraca asoca

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Bark

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Saraca indica L

Habit -Tree

Parts used -Bark

Application -Urinary problems

Treatment -General

References -Chopda and Mahajan 2009

Source: Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used by ethnic communities of South India Santhosh Kumar JU, Krishna Chaitanya MJ, Andrew J Semotiuk and Krishna V

Saraca indica L. Ashok Fabaceae Brain tonic, fever, pain, uterine & genital disorders