Asokam / Ashoka Bark

From Healing Wounds to Boosting Immunity: All About Asokam Ashoka Bark!
Botanical Name : Saraca Asoca
English Name: Ashoka Tree
Tamil Name : அசோகம் / Asoka mara pattai
Hindi Name : अशोक वृक्ष / Ashok Tree
Malayalam Name : അശോകം / Asokam Tree
Telugu Name : సోకానం ట్రీ / Sokanam Tree
About Asokam (Ashoka bark):-
The Ashoka tree has lush leaves and pretty orange-yellow flowers. The flowers are bright, heavy, and smell good. It grows in the Indian subcontinent, especially near the Western Ghats. People in Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka consider the Ashoka tree holy. It is linked to religion. The tree has medicinal properties. Its dried stems, bark, and flowers are used in different ways. In India, tonics and capsules made from the tree's seeds, flowers, and bark are famous for treating health issues.
Internal Benefits of Asokam (Ashoka bark):-
- Ashoka Tree is used for gynaecological disorders and menstrual problems in women. It treats abdominal pain and spasms as a tonic for the uterine muscle and endometrium. It helps to treat and relieve symptoms of irregular periods, dysmenorrhoea and amenorrhoea.
- Ashoka is a natural herb that can improve skin complexion. It helps to improve the skin's complexion by removing toxins. The tree's extracts can be used to soothe burns and skin irritations.
- Analgesics: Ashoka trees have analgesic properties.
- Internal Bleeding and Haemorrhages: The herb is effective in treating internal bleeding. Ashoka flower is used for hemorrhagic diarrhoea.
- Diabetes: Dried flowers from the Ashoka Tree are also helpful for diabetics
- Ashoka tree bark extracts treat piles, including internal ones and bleeding caused by piles.
- The tree's bark can be used to prevent fungal and bacterial infections. The bark contains properties that cleanse the body and help eliminate infections.
- This herb is also effective against worms. Ashoka leaves, and bark can be consumed to rid your stomach of worms. Not only does it relieve pain, but it also reduces bloating.
- Diarrhoea - The Ashoka Tree and its offerings can treat diarrhoea with no side effects. In the process, it also purifies blood.
- Kidney stones: Ashoka seed power is an effective natural way to treat kidney stones.
How to Consume Asokam (Ashoka bark) Internally:-
- Mix 5 grams of powder in 100 ml of water in the morning and boil it for a few minutes. When the water is warm, filter it and drink before eating. Do the same in the evening after dinner.
- Have the powder with water, decreasing your risk of painful stone extraction.