asana :
Asana consists of dried stem bark of Pterocarpus narsupium Roxb. ( Fam . Fabaceae); a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, withstraight clear bole, found throughout deciduous forests in peninsular India.
Asana, Beejaka, Vijaysar, Indian Kino are different names for Pterocarpus marsupium. It is extensively used for the treatment of diabetes, obesity, diarrhea, vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis etc, in Ayurveda.
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pterocarpus
Species: P.marsupium
VERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: Bijaka, Pitasara, Asanaka, Bijasara.English: Indian Kino Malabar Kino
Hindi: Vijayasara, Vijasar
Urdu: Bijasar.
Telugu: Vegisa, Peddagi.
Bengali: Peetashal, Piyasal.
Marathi: Vivala, Bibala.
Oriya: Piashala.
Gujarathi: Biyo
Tamil: Vegai,Venga katal.
Malayalam: Venga
Kannada: Banga, Bange mara.
Synonyms
Synonyms in Ayurveda: bijaka, pitasala, asana Asana, Beejaka, Vijaysar, Indian Kino are different names for Pterocarpus marsupium. It is extensively used for the treatment of diabetes, obesity, diarrhea, vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis etc, in Ayurveda.
Ayurvedic Formulations:
Common Ayurvedic Formulations of asana with their IndicationsHyponidd
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