Other Names : Saraca asoca, Ashok-goch, Ahok, Ashok, Ashokam, Ashok tree, Ashopalava, Ashok अशोक, सीता अशोक Sita Ashok, Achenge, Mir krem, Hemapushpam, Jasundi, Sorrowless Tree, Sita Ashok, அசோகம் Asogam, Ashoka Tree, Asokamu<br>
Bark of this tree is rich in tannins, flavonoids, steroids, volatile oil, glycosides, and various steroidal glycosides. Leaves contain various carbohydrates, tannins, gallic acid and egallic acid. Flowers are rich in saracasin, saracadin, waxy substances, proteins, carbohydrates and steroids. Seeds of this plant contains various fatty acids like oleic, linoleic, palmitic and stearic acid.
==Special Precautions of Ashoka==
The name S. indica has been generally incorrectly applied to S. asoca since 1869. It can be distinguished from S. asoca by its non-clasping bracteoles, a lower number of ovules, slightly smaller pods, and a more eastern geographic distribution
==Health Benefits and Uses of Ashoka==
The plant is found to have spasmogenic, oxytocic, uterotonic, antibacterial, anti-implantation, antitumor, antiprogestational, antioestrogenic activity