Table 1 Biological activities of extracts obtained from leaf, bark and flower of Saraca asoca.

From: Genetic diversity and population structure of the vulnerable medicinal tree Saraca asoca in the Western Ghats India

Plant Parts

Biological activity

References

Leaves

Anti – oxidant

Sadhu et al.34, Saha et al.35, Jain et al.36, Sarojini et al.37, Pradhan et al.33,

Mishra et al.38, Pandey et al.39, Gahlaut et al.40, Kalakotla et al.41, Somani et al.42

Antidiabetic

Pradhan et al.33, Mishra et al.38, Pandey et al.39, Gahlaut et al.40, Kalakotla et al.41, Somani et al.42

Cardio protective

Kalakotla et al.41

Antimicrobial

Sadhu et al.34, Shirolkar et al.43, Kalakotla et al.41, Ahmed et al.44, Behari et al.45

Anti-inflammatory

Shirolkar et al.43, Kalakotla et al.41, Ahmed et al.44

Bark

Anti-Cancer

Verghese et al.46, Pradhan et al.33, Mishra et al.38, Saha et al.35, Saha et al.35, Samee et al.47, Panchawat et al.48, Pandey et al.39, Yadav et al.49, Somani et al.42, Gupta et al.50

Anti-bacterial

Annapurna et al.51, Sadhu et al.34, Shirolkar et al.43, Kalakotla et al.41, Ahmed et al.44, Behari et al.45

Anti-oxidant

Pradhan et al.33, Ahmed et al.44, Somani et al.42, Panchawat et al.48, Sadhu et al.34, Shirolkar et al.43

Anti-fertility activity

Suganthan and Santhakumari52

Anti- Viral

Hattori et al.53

Anti- HIV

Kusumato et al.54

Oxytocic activity

Satyavati gowdagere55

Flowers

Anti-Cancer

Pradhan et al.33, Mishra et al.38, Saha et al.35, Saha et al.35, Samee et al.47, Panchawat et al.48, Pandey et al.39, Yadav et al.49, Somani et al.42, Gupta et al.50

Anti – Diabetic

Pradhan et al.33, Ahmed et al.44, Somani et al.42