Organic Ashoka (Organic Saraca Indica)

Listing ID #2730363

Details :

• Common Name: Ashoka
• Other Name : Ashoka
• Botanical Name : Saraca Indica

(Organic ashoka-Organic saraca indica) Ashoka tree  contains haematoxylin, tannin, iron, catechol, silica, potassium, magnesium, calcium, glycoside and many more given below.The bark of plant presence of epicatechin, procyanidin, deoxyprocyanidin B, catechin, methyl-cholesta, ethycholesta, Dglucoside, leucopelargonidin and leucocyanidin.The flower part of plant contain Oleic, linoleic, palmitic and stearic acids, P-sitosterol, quercetin, kaempferol- 3-0-P-D- glucoside, quercetin- 3-0-P-D-glucoside, apigenin- 7-0-p-D-glucoside, pelargonidin- 3, 5-diglucoside, cyanidin-3, 5- diglucoside, palmitic, stearic, linolenic, linoleic, p and y sitosterols, leucocyanidin and gallic acid.Seed and Pod contains oleic, linoleic, palmitic and stearic acids, catechol, epicatechol and leucocyanidin.Ashoka leaves, flower and bark has antibacterial properties can be used to cure bacterial infections.
Antimenorrhagic Activity : Saraca asoca dried bark has been used for menorrhagia in India. In India Saraca asoca dried bark as well as flower is given as a tonic to ladies in case of Uterine disorders. Saraca asoca stem bark also used to treat all disorder associated with the menstrual cycle. Ashoka is an astringent and analgesic agent. Astringent property can be used to treat womb problems along with other medicine.
Anticancer Activity : The anticancer principle from Saraca asoca flowers indicated 50 percent cytotoxicity (in vitro) in Dalton’s lymphoma ascites and Sarcoma-180 tumour cells at a concentration of 38 mug and 54 mug respectively, with no activity against normal lymphocytes but preferential activity for lymphocytes derived from leukaemia patients.