Ashoka is the most ancient tree of India, generally known as a “ashok briksh”, botanist known as a Saraca asoca (Roxb.), De.wild or Saraca indica belonging family Caesalpinaceae. Medicinal herbs are moving from extreme to conventional use with a great number of people using remedies and health approaches free from side effects caused by synthetic chemicals. Saraca asoca is reported to contain glycoside, flavanoids, tannins and saponins. It is used as spasmogenic, oxytocic, uterotonic, anti-bacterial, anti-implantation, anti-tumour, anti-progestational, antiestrogenic activity against menorrhagia and anti-cancer. This review contains the Pharmacognostical account of various parts of plant, Phytochemical constituent and different reported pharmacological activity.
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