Asoka Tree

 The Asoka Tree grows to a height of ten metres and it belongs to the plant family Caesalpiniaceae. The branches of the tree are glabrous or smooth and hairless. The leaves are 15- 25 cm. long with short petioles. The stipules are intrapetiolar, ovate- oblong. The 4-6 pairs of leaflets are 10- 20 cm. long. The fragrant red flowers are in dense clusters or corymbs, 7.5-10 cm. across. The black pods are flat and 8-25 cm. long. It contains five or six flattened seeds



MEDICINAL USE:

* Joint pains.
* Eliminates worms, for diarrhoea and dysentery.
* Diseases of the blood, oedema and internal bleeding.
* Menorrhagia, leucorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea.

HOW TO USE:

* The paste of the bark is applied externally over the painful joints.

* The decoction of the bark is used to eliminate worms and for diarrhoea and dysentery.
* The same decoction is used to take care of the diseases of the blood and oedema. But for internal bleeding, an infusion of the flowers is more effective.
* For the three gynaecological problems menorrhagia, leucorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea, the decoction of the bark is very effective.




PARTS USED:

Bark and flowers.

DOSE:

Normal Dosage For:

Adults: 4 or 5 cups a day.
Aged 6 to 9 years: 2 cups a day
Aged 2 to 5 years: 1 cup a day
1 to 2 years: 1/2 cup a day
Below 1 year: 1/4 or less cup a day

A Useful Table for Quick Measurements:
1 tbsp = 5 grams (green herb)
1 dessertspoon = 2 grams (dry herb)
1 teaspoon = 25 drops
1 cup = 16 tbsp


1 litre = 7 or 8 cups