Ashoka consists of dried stem bark of Saraca asoca (Rose.) De. Willd , Syn. Saraca indica Linn. (Fam. Leguminosae), collected in spring from mature, wild or cultivated trees,found in Central and Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Deccan.
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SYNONYMS
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Sanskrit : Kankeli
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Assamese : Ashoka
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Bengali : Ashoka
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English : Asok Tree
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Gujrati : Ashoka
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Hindi : Ashoka
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Kannada : Ashokadamara, Ashokamara, Kankalimara
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Kashmiri : Ashok
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Malayalam : Asokam
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Marathi : Ashok
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Oriya : Ashoka
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Punjabi : Asok
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Tamil : Asogam, Asogu, Asokam
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Telugu : Ashokapatta
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PROPERTIES AND ACTION
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Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
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Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
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Virya : sheeta
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Vipaka : Katu
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Karma : Hridya, Vishaghna,Grahi,Varnya,Shothahara
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IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Ashokarishta, Ashokaghrita
THERAPEUTIC USES - Shotha,Daha,Asrigdara, Apachi, Raktadosha
DOSE - 20-30 g of the drug for decoction
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- PUBLISHED DATE : Nov 19, 2015
- PUBLISHED BY : Zahid
- CREATED / VALIDATED BY : Janardan Panday
- LAST UPDATED ON : Nov 19, 2015
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