Ashoka Tree is one of the most legendary and sacred trees  and holds an invaluable importance

1. Botanical description and therapeutic
uses of Ashok (Saraca asoca).
Presented by
Md. Sazzat Hossain Raihan
ID: 19AFJJ-05M

2. Ashoka Tree is one of the most legendary and
sacred trees and holds an invaluable importance.
Ashoka tree produces a huge bunch of sweet
smelling flowers all through the year and profuse
flowering occurs from February to May.

3. Botanical name and family
Botanical name – Saraca asoca
Family- Fabaceae

4. Habit
Small trees, up to 5 m tall.
Trunk & Bark
Trunk often tubercled; bark lenticellate, dark,
shallowly fissured; blaze purplish.
Branches and Branchlets
Branchlets terete, glabrous.

5. Leaves
Leaves compound,paripinnate,alternate. 7-30 cm
long;petiolule 0.1-0.6 cm long;leaflets opposite.

6. Inflorescence / Flower
Inflorescence dense corymbs; flowers orange,
sometimes white; fragrant.

7. Fruit and Seed
Pod, flat, oblong, to 15 x 4.5 cm, apiculate; seeds
obovate-orbiculate.

8. MEDICINAL USE OF ASHOK PLANT
Each part of the tree is of proven medicinal value and
cures many disorders :
• The barks, seeds and flowers of the tree are helpful
in preparing capsules and tonics to solve various
gynecological problems of women.
• The bark is used to cure bacterial and fungal
infections.
• Capsules and ointments prepared from Ashok tree
can be used as a natural supplement of great
benefit to treat irritations and burning sensation in
the skin and complexion.

9. •Dried flowers are used to cure diabetes. It adds ease for
indigestion.
•The extracted juice from the flower is used to cure
dysentery
•Medicine prepared from leaves, flowers and barks are
used to cure diarrhea and purification of blood
•Powder from Ashok seed cures kidney stones.
•The ground seed is also used as a memory enhancer.
•The paste of the seed is used for urine retention