Saraca indica L.

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scientific name	Saraca indica L.
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Names.

Myanmar: thawka, thawka-po. English: asoka tree, sorrowless tree.

Range.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaya. Cultivated in Myanmar.

Uses.

Bark: Used as anthelmintic and astringent. It is also used to treat menorrhagia.

Notes.

Medicinal use of the species in East and Southeast Asia are discussed in Perry (1980).

References.

Nordal (1963), Perry (1980).