@article{Sushma_L.P. Yadava_2021, title={Potential Use of Saraca Asoca in the Management of Artavadushti w.s.r. to Menstrual Disorders in Modern Era}, volume={9}, url={https://ijapr.in/index.php/ijapr/article/view/2076}, DOI={10.47070/ijapr.v9i9.2076}, abstractNote={<p>Progress of a family depends on health of women in the family because she is the only creature who has amazing power of creation. A woman suffers from various menstrual disorders (<em>Artavadushti</em>) in her life span. <em>Ashoka</em> (<em>Saraca indica</em> or <em>Saraca asoca</em> (Roxb.), belonging to the family Caesalpinioideae, is one of the most important herb extensively used in bleeding disorders in women throughout her active reproductive period. <em>Ashoka</em> means no grief in Sanskrit language. So it is also called as “friend of women” because it has reputation of its bark for retaining a woman healthy and youthful. Chemically, it contains glycosides, flavonoids, tannins and saponins. Its actions are spasmogenic, uterotonic, oxytocic, antibacterial, antit-umour, anti-implantations, anti-progestational and anti-estrogenic to fight against menorrhagia, leucorrhoea and anticancer. In view of these properties and also its <em>Rasa, Guna, Veerya, Vipaka</em> it can be used in the treatment of bleeding gynaecological diseases.</p&gt;}, number={9}, journal={International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research}, author={Sushma and L.P. Yadava}, year={2021}, month={Oct.}, pages={69-73} }