• Dr. Zikra Naaz Ateeque Ahmad
• Dr. Shaikh Zameer Anjum Shabbir Ahmed
• Dr. Sadequa Parveen Abul Irfan Ansari
• Dr. Sayyed Minhaj

Unani system of medicine is a traditional system of medicine in which herbal therapies were used systematically. Ashok i.e. Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde belonging to Caesalpinaceae subfamily of the Legume is one of the indigenous plants with lots of traditional significance. The all parts of this plant are considered pharmacologically important and has especially been used to manage various gynecological disorders like menorrhagia, leucorrhoea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Saraca asoca has been reported to contain phytoconstituents like flavonoids, steroids, glycosides, saponins, tannins, carbohydrates, proteins along with lot of pharmacological activities such as spasmogenic, oxytocic, uterotonic, anti-bacterial, anti-menorrhagia, anti-cancer, anti-esterogenic, anti-progestational, dermato protective, anti-mutagenic and geno protective activities. This review describes the socio-ethnobotanical usage, different reported pharmacological actions, phyto constituents and pharmacognostical information about Ashok herb. Saraca asoca is the ideal candidate for screening of its endophytes for pharmaceutical related compounds. It is hoped that this review will provide sufficient, ideal and unique information under one umbrella and also give new direction for the researchers and pharmaceutical industry to extend the Pharma worth of this natural product.

Ashok, pharmacological activity, Pharmacognosy, gynecological disorder. House hold remedies and Unani formulation.

"Ashok (Saraca asoca) in the light of Unani System of Medicine- A Review Article", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.f411-f426, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112553.pdf

"Ashok (Saraca asoca) in the light of Unani System of Medicine- A Review Article", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppf411-f426, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112553.pdf