Saraca indica (The Ashoka)

It is a low, erect tree belonging to the family 'Caesalpiniaceae' popularly called "Ashoka tree". It is distributed and cultivated in Eastern Himalayas, East Bengal and South India. It is often cultivated in gardens for its handsome flowers. It is mentioned in Sangam poems as 'pinti'. The bark of the tree is much used for uterine affection and especially in 'menorrhogia'. The Ashoka, is one of the sacred trees of the Hindus. The tree is the symbol of love.