Literary study of Ashoka in Stree-Roga

Abstract

Ashoka, a revered herb in Ayurveda, has been extensively mentioned in ancient Indian texts for its medicinal properties particularly in the context of Stree-Roga. Streeroga and Prasutitantra is very important branch of Ayurveda which deals with health and diseases of women. In modern era women have to face many stressful situations, so it directly affects her physical and mental health leading to menstrual problems. To deal with this problem, Ayurveda has got a wonderful drug Ashoka which is so called popularly as Streepriya which is most commonly used by Ayurvedic Practitioners. Ashoka is one of the most auspicious and legendry trees of India. Its medicinal value seems to be recognized first in Charaka Samhitha. Its medicinal values are potentially used in field of Streeroga for betterment of women health. Hence Ashoka is selected for the present study. This review aims to provide in depth analysis of Ashoka’s therapeutic applications, pharmacological properties and its clinical efficacy in various Streeroga conditions.