Properties /Uses : Saraca indica or Saraca asoka is a small evergreen tree native to India.Iit is popularly called Asoka or Ashoka, Ashok, or Sita Ashok. Ashoka is considered sacred tree in India. And is said to be a wonderful herb that claims to cure several diseases. According to Ayurvedic medicine, it is the one herb that stands out as especially useful for treating excessive uterine bleeding. Ayurvedic texts describe more than 50 preparations of Ashoka for the treatment of a variety of ailments in which the extract from stem bark is used as one of the main ingredients.