View source for Talk:Ashoka

Saraca indica Linn.
{{Infobox
|title = Ashoka
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Ashoka
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Saraca indica Linn.
|label3 = Family 
|data3 = Caesalpiniodeae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication 
|data6 =  2024
|label7 = Publisher 
|data7 =  [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI 
|data8  = Awaited
}}


==English name==
Asok Tree

==Therapeutic Use==
Swelling (Sotha), Burning sensation (Daha), Menorrhagia (Asrugdara), Apachi, Bleeding disorders (Raktadosha)<ref>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</ref>

==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
<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Pushpa Varga, Verse no. 47, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015</ref>
== 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(group of herbs to control pain)
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]]  8/144
|Kashaya-skandha(astringent group)
|}

==Dose==
20 – 30 gm of the drug decoction.<ref>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</ref>

==Important Formulations==
As per A.P.I <ref>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</ref>
* 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==