Asana — Indian Kino Tree

Ayurvedic herb Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium) — Indian Kino Tree. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Kashaya, Tikta, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Katu. Balances Pitta, Kapha.

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Pterocarpus marsupium is a well-known anti-diabetic herb that also purifies the blood and helps with skin issues.

ⓘ Information

Property	Value	Description
Rasa	Kashaya, Tikta	Kashaya (Astringent) — drying, absorbent, wound-healing; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
Guna	Laghu, Ruksha	Laghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying
Virya	Sheeta	Sheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
Vipaka	Katu	Katu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
Prabhava	Pramehaghna, Kushtaghna, Raktashodhak	Pramehaghna; Kushtaghna — treats skin diseases; Raktashodhak — blood purifier

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Asana is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Bijaka, Pitasara, Vijayaka, Bahusara

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Asana are: kandasara, pushpa.

Main Indications

Asana is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Prameha, Medoroga, Kushta, Shwitra, Krimi.

Dosha Effects

Asana pacifies Pitta, Kapha.

It may aggravate Vata when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Asana is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Kaṣ¡ya, Kauu, Tikta

Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa

Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu

Karma (Action)Kaphapitta¿¡maka, Galadoṣaghna, Ke¿ya, Tvacya, Stambhana, Kuṣuhaghna, Ras¡yana, Rakta¿odhana

Dose50-100 g of the drug for decoction

Therapeutic Uses: P¡ḍtu, Prameha, Medodoṣa, Kuṣuha, Krmiroga

Important Formulations: Nyagrodh¡di Cūrḍa, Asanabilv¡di Taila

Botanical Name: Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Leguminosae)

Part Used: Ht.Wd.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part Used	Therapeutic Use	Identifiers	References
bark	Anti-bacterial agents	MESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0	ISBN:9789327275590
bark	Astringents	MESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6	ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
bark	Cholesterol	MESH:D002784,UMLS:C0008377, ICD-11:5C80.00	ISBN:9789327275590
bark	Contusions	MESH:D003288,UMLS:C0009938, ICD-11:ND56.0	ISBN:9789327275590
bark	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:9789327275590
bark	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
bark	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
bark	Hemorrhage	MESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
bark	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
bark	Leukorrhea	MESH:D007973,UMLS:C0023533, DOID:3766, ICD-11:MF3A	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
bark	Menorrhagia	MESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
bark	Pruritus	MESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
bark	Scabies	MESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
bark	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9789327275590
bark	Toothache	MESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.Y	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
bark	Tuberculosis	MESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1Z	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
bark	Vitiligo	MESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
bark	Wound healing	MESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240	ISBN:9789327275590
flower	Anorexia	MESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7	ISBN:9788173717055
flower	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	ISBN:9788173717055
flower	Appetite stimulants	MESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447	ISBN:9788173717055
flower	Fever	MESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26	ISBN:9788173717055, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
flower	Tuberculosis	MESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1Z	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
leaf	Abscess	MESH:D000038,UMLS:C0000833, SYMP:0000672, ICD-11:1B75.3	ISBN:9788172363178
leaf	Furunculosis	MESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0	ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717055
leaf	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
leaf	Pruritus	MESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
leaf	Scabies	MESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
leaf	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717055
leaf	Vitiligo	MESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
leaf	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Anthelmintics	MESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Astringents	MESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6	ISBN:9788172361266
plant exudate	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Endophthalmitis	MESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Fever	MESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Furunculosis	MESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Gonorrhea	MESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7Z	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Gout	MESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25	ISBN:9788171360536
plant exudate	Heartburn	MESH:D006356,UMLS:C0018834, ICD-11:MD95	ISBN:9788172361266
plant exudate	Helminthiasis	MESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.Z	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Hemostatics	MESH:D006490,UMLS:C0019120	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Liver diseases	MESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0Z	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Periodontitis	MESH:D010518,UMLS:C0031099, DOID:824, ICD-11:DA0C	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
plant exudate	Psoriasis	MESH:D011565,UMLS:C0033860, DOID:8893, ICD-11:EA90	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Stomach diseases	MESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4Y	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Toothache	MESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.Y	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Ulcer	MESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Wound healing	MESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	ISBN:9788173717055
plant exudate	Urethral discharge	UMLS:C0152447	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Analgesics	MESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Anemia	MESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9Z	The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
wood	Anthelmintics	MESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Antifungal agents	MESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4	ISBN:9788172362461
wood	Anti-infective agents	MESH:D000890,UMLS:C0003204, ICD-11:XM4TV0	ISBN:9788172362461
wood	Anti-inflammatory agents	MESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Asthma	MESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Astringents	MESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
wood	Bronchitis	MESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Contusions	MESH:D003288,UMLS:C0009938, ICD-11:ND56.0	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Cough	MESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Elephantiasis	MESH:D004604,UMLS:C0013882, DOID:4976, ICD-11:1F66.3	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Erysipelas	MESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Fractures, bone	MESH:D050723,UMLS:C0016658, ICD-11:ND56.2	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Gout	MESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Graves ophthalmopathy	MESH:D049970,UMLS:C0339143, ICD-11:5A02.0	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Hair diseases	MESH:D006201,UMLS:C0018500, DOID:421, ICD-11:ED7Y	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Hemophilia a	MESH:D006467,UMLS:C0019069	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
wood	Hemorrhage	MESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Hemostasis	MESH:D006487,UMLS:C0019116	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Counterirritant	UMLS:C0010215	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Proctitis	MESH:D011349,UMLS:C0033246, DOID:3127, ICD-11:DB33.Z	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Toothache	MESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.Y	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Urination disorders	MESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0Y	The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
wood	Vitiligo	MESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Rectal pain	UMLS:C0034886, ICD-11:MD81.12	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Urethral discharge	UMLS:C0152447	ISBN:9788173717055
wood	Rheumatoid arthritis	MESH:D001172,UMLS:C0003873, DOID:7148, ICD-11:FA20	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
	Anemia	MESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
	Antiparasitic agents	MESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172363178
	Heartburn	MESH:D006356,UMLS:C0018834, ICD-11:MD95	ISBN:9788172363178
	Hyperglycemia	MESH:D006943,UMLS:C0020456, DOID:4195, ICD-11:MA18.0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
	Menorrhagia	MESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
	Periodontal diseases	MESH:D010510,UMLS:C0031090, DOID:3388, ICD-11:DA0C	ISBN:9788172363178
	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
	Toothache	MESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.Y	ISBN:9788172363178
	Tuberculosis	MESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1Z	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
	Vitiligo	MESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4