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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Saraca asoca |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Ashoka Tree
Sita Ashok
Sorrowless Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Ashoka (අශෝක)
Diya rathambala (දිය රතඹලා)
Asoka (අසෝක )
Diya rathmal (දිය රත්මල්)
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| Tamil name: |
Asogam
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| Sanskrit name: |
Ashoka
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| Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Trees to about 9 m tall. Leaves with (1 -) 4 - 6 pairs of leaflets, subsessile; leaflets subcoriaceous, oblong to lanceolate, 3.5 - 25 X 1 - 9 cm, acute to acuminate at the apex, acute to rounded, rarely cordate at the base, glabrous on both surfaces. Inflorescence compact corymbose panicles, axillary and terminal. Fruit elliptic to oblong, glabrous, 4 - 8 seeded. Seeds ovoid, compressed.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Menorrhagia
Disuria
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Bark
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Astringent
Purifies raktha dhatu
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