A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SARACA ASOCA IS A VULNERABLE MEDICINAL TREE OF INDIA

Ashwini, Y. R. Karthik, *Padmalatha S. Rai and Y. L. Ramachandra

Ayurveda is a traditional System of medicine consisting of herbal therapies used systematically. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wild. It is an indigenous plant belonging to the Caesalpiniaceae Subfamily of the legume. Saraca asoca is an evergreen tree of medium size. The objective of this review is to provide the detailed features of Phytochemicals, Medicinal value, and Pharmacological Significance. It has been listed as a “Globally vulnerable” group by the IUCN. All parts of this plant are pharmacologically important and are used to manage various gynecological disorders like uterine bleeding, leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, and dysfunction. S. asoca contained phytoconstituents like steroids, glycosides, carbohydrates, tannins, flavonoids, and proteins and showed a lot of pharmacological activities like oxytocic, uterotonic, anti- menorrhagic, anticancer, anti-progestational, anti-mutagenic, genoprotective, antibacterial, spasmogic and dermatoprotective. Asoca herbs are reported in pharmacological actions, pharmacognostical information, and phytoconstituents. S. asoca plants are used for screening their endophytes for pharmaceutical-related compounds. This review paper will provide sufficient information for the researchers and pharmaceutical industry to manufacture the pharma worth of this natural product.