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Friendly herb Did you know?
I am much appreciated by humans The ashoka tree is from the
for my medicinal qualities. My seeds Caesalpaeniaceae subfamily,
help with problems like arthritis; my which in turn belongs to the
crushed flowers and leaves give relief Fabaceae, or legume family—one
from skin diseases; and my bark is of the largest plant families, with
used as medicine for some diseases some ten thousand members.
that affect women.
Ashoka in danger
I help humans in so many ways, but they
have overexploited my family. Ninety per
cent of the herbs used in traditional medicine
are taken from wild plants instead of being
artificially grown. Moreover, our home is
also being destroyed to make way for human
development.
uTsheedbfaorrkmaenddicflionwaleprsuropfothseesa. shoka tree are
Let’s help ashoka
The IUCN list now considers my
family threatened. In order to protect CR
us, along with some other medicinal EN
plants, the Forest Department LE
of the state of Karnataka, India, VU
has launched a special five-year
conservation programme. This is VULNERAB
MainsehtdohikceaiWntarelespet,elahrnnatvGse,hibnaecteslu.ndoivnegrethxeploited being planned for all of my family in
the Western Ghats. Perhaps, the same
needs to be done for the rest of my
family, too.
Friendly herb Did you know?
I am much appreciated by humans The ashoka tree is from the
for my medicinal qualities. My seeds Caesalpaeniaceae subfamily,
help with problems like arthritis; my which in turn belongs to the
crushed flowers and leaves give relief Fabaceae, or legume family—one
from skin diseases; and my bark is of the largest plant families, with
used as medicine for some diseases some ten thousand members.
that affect women.
Ashoka in danger
I help humans in so many ways, but they
have overexploited my family. Ninety per
cent of the herbs used in traditional medicine
are taken from wild plants instead of being
artificially grown. Moreover, our home is
also being destroyed to make way for human
development.
uTsheedbfaorrkmaenddicflionwaleprsuropfothseesa. shoka tree are
Let’s help ashoka
The IUCN list now considers my
family threatened. In order to protect CR
us, along with some other medicinal EN
plants, the Forest Department LE
of the state of Karnataka, India, VU
has launched a special five-year
conservation programme. This is VULNERAB
MainsehtdohikceaiWntarelespet,elahrnnatvGse,hibnaecteslu.ndoivnegrethxeploited being planned for all of my family in
the Western Ghats. Perhaps, the same
needs to be done for the rest of my
family, too.
