期刊名称:IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN:2347-4580
电子版ISSN:2321-8851
出版年度:2016
卷号:4
期号:5
页码:137-140
语种:English
出版社:IMPACT Journals
摘要:Ashoka (Saraca Indica) plant has been known from as early as the Vedic period. It has many health benefits and has long been used in traditional Indian medicine as a key ingredient in various therapies and cures. The active constitutes of the tree include tannins, sterol, catechol, aluminium, strontium, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate, potassium, sodium and silica. The article outlines the health benefits of the Ashoka plant in Indian medicinal perspective.