Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.) - A Drug Review

Dr. Priya S. Patil; Dr. Shashidhar Naik; Dr. D. N. Dhari; Dr. Vidyalaxmi Pujari; Dr. Ashwini Jeerankalagi

doi:10.21760/jaims.v5i01.826

Dr. Priya S. Patil Post Graduate Scholar, Department of Dravyaguna, BLDEA’S AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyala, Vijayapur, Karnataka, INDIA.
Dr. Shashidhar Naik HOD and Professor, BLDEA’S AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyala, Vijayapur, Karnataka, INDIA.
Dr. D. N. Dhari Associate Professor, BLDEA’S AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyala, Vijayapur, Karnataka, INDIA.
Dr. Vidyalaxmi Pujari Associate Professor, BLDEA’S AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyala, Vijayapur, Karnataka, INDIA.
Dr. Ashwini Jeerankalagi Assistant Professor, Department of Dravyaguna, BLDEA’S AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyala, Vijayapur, Karnataka, INDIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v5i01.826

Keywords: Asana, Pterocarpus marsupium, pterostilbene, Bijaka

Abstract

Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.) commonly known as Honne Mara in Kannada, Bijasal in Hindi, Indian kino or Malabar kino in English, belongs to the family Fabaceae and it is widely distributed among several regions of India. It is one of the important medicinal plant of Indian traditional system of medicines and it has been used in India for several medicinal purposes. The Indian Kino is a medium to large; deciduous tree having chemical constituents like pterostilbene, (-)-epicatechin, pterosupin, marsupsin, etc. Asana have the pharmacological activity like antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, etc.

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