text apart from Ayurveda. Across India, Ashoka tree is believed to be sacred and apart from Ramayana, Ashoka tree is mentioned in Buddhism and Jainism as well. Charaka Samhita which is believed to have been composed in 1000 BC describes about Ashoka tree and its medicinal benefits.
The Ashoka is a rain-forest tree. It is found all over India, especially in Himalaya, Kerala, Bengal and whole south region. Its original distribution was in the central areas of the Deccan plateau, as well as the middle section of the Western Ghats in the western coastal zone of the Indian subcontinent. As a
wild tree, the Ashoka is a vulnerable species. It is becoming rarer in its natural habitat, but isolated wild Ashoka trees are still to be found in the foothills of the central and eastern Himalayas, in scattered locations of the northern plains of India as well as on the west coast of the subcontinent near Mumbai.
The Ashoka is valued for its attractive foliage and fragrant flowers. It is a beautiful, small, erect evergreen tree, with deep green leaves growing in dense clusters. Its flowering season is around February to April. The Ashoka flowers come in heavy, lush bunches and are bright yellow which turns red before wilting.
Ashoka is one of the most significant Ayurvedic drugs for the treatment of several feminine disorders, especially in menorrhagia. It's bark for keeping a woman healthy and youthful. The natives and traditional healers of Chhattisgarh use Sita-Ashoka (the name given to Saraca asoca) mainly in the treatment of gynaecological disorders. Its bark is bitter, astringent and sweet in taste. It has a stimulating effect on endometrial and the ovarian tissue. It is useful in internal bleeding, haemorrhoids, ulcers, uterine affections, menorrhagia especially due to uterine fibroids, menometrorrhagia, leucorrhoea and pimples. The plant possesses several medicinal values and widely used in the Ayurvedic formulation for treat number of disease like to treat painful conditions, improves the complexion of the body, improves
digestion and assimilation, alleviates excessive thirst, to kills all infectious agents, in blood disease, inflammation.
Traditional Uses
Saraca asoca has been greatly used as traditional medicine for women related problems, such as leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and bleeding
haemorrhoids etc. It is also effectively used in Ayurveda for clearing congestion from the
Medas Dhatus and Mamsa, especially when there may be leucorrhoea, endometriosis,
cysts, and fibroids from excess Kapha and ama in the Artava Srotas.The Ashoka herb
also has a nourishing effect on the system, thereby making it an effective remedy in arrhythmia and cardiac weakness. The Ashoka herb also helps in encouraging urine flow and thus helps in treating conditions that cause painful urination. The Ashoka herb benefits the endometrium and uterine muscles and this makes it effective as a uterine tonic for irregular menstrual cycles and miscarriage.
In Pradara Roga of females, Ksheerapaka of its 6 gm bark powder should be taken. It is so effective in all types of abnormal discharges per vagina. Ksheerapaka is also beneficial in uterine inertia, uterine pain, urinary calculus, dysurea. In pain, its paste of bark should be applied on that site. The womenfolk of Chhattisgarh boil the bark of Ashoka in cow's milk, add sugar and consume it once a day for three days and repeat the course after three months to prevent gynaecological disorders. In India, married Hindu women eat the flower buds of Saraca asoca on the "Ashok Shasthi day" to guard their children against grief and sorrow. The persons suffering from mental disorder are advised to take bath under the shade of Ashok tree. For the mental piece, the natives prepare special Herbal Mala using root pieces of Sita Ashok and give it to the patients. The patients are advised to put the powdered seeds inside the Pan (Betel) and eat it empty stomach. In menorrhagia, the healers boil the bark in water and prepare a decoction. In this decoction, many other herbs are added. This decoction is given every morning (empty stomach) to the patients. Many healers boil the bark in milk also. The decoction is also used externally for washing. In case of Safed Pani (Leucorrhoea), the healers boil the bark in a mixture of milk and water. When water evaporates, the combination is given to the patients.
The specific analgesic properties present in Ashoka can use to calm the nerves when they have been aggravated by the Vata. The Ashoka herb is also said to improve the complexion of skin. This herb can be used to obtain relief from burning sensations on the skin. It also helps to get rid of the toxins from the body. The Ashoka herb is also effective in purifying the blood naturally and in preventing skin allergies.
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