Product Description
High quality Plant parts in Saraca asoca (Ashoka) grown in Sri Lanka without any chemical fertilizers.
Manufactured and distributed by a Sri Lankan government registered company. – S N Ceylon Products Pvt Ltd
Introduction
You would come across an Ashoka tree while walking in your building compound or on the streets. The Ashoka tree is considered sacred and legendary in India. In Sanskrit, Asoka or Ashoka means ‘without sorrow’. Ashoka is associated with several traditional beliefs and is sacred to the Hindu God of love, Kamadeva. It is believed that Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, was born under the Ashoka tree. The scientific name of the Ashoka tree is Saraca asoca, which belongs to the Caesalpinaceae family. Ashoka tree is native to India and is found all over India, especially in the Himalayas, Kerala, Bengal and the southern regions. The Ashoka tree has been used extensively in Ayurveda.1 Let us look at some of the health benefits of the Ashoka tree.
Health Benefits
– Leaves and flower of the Ashoka tree may have antioxidant properties.
– It may be used to relieve pain.
– Ashoka tree may have properties to relieve fever.
– Ashoka tree may lower blood sugar levels.
– Ashoka tree may act against microbial infections.
– Compounds in the leaves and flowers of the Ashoka tree may reduce inflammation.
– Bioactive compounds in the Ashoka tree may reduce ulcers.
– Ashoka tree leaves and flowers may help to remove kidney stones.
– Parts of Ashoka tree may aid in expelling worms from the body.
– Leucorrhoea.
How to Use
Various parts of the Ashoka tree can be consumed in the following ways:
· The bark of the Ashoka tree can be powdered and consumed with honey.
· The decoction of the bark of the Ashoka tree can be consumed with milk.
· Ashoka tree can be consumed as ayurvedic medicines in the form of Asokarishta’ and ‘Asokaghrita’
