New study conducted by scientists attached to the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, India on the sacred Bodhi tree ...

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Ashoka tree needs fertile and well-draining soil with slightly acidic to neutral pH 5-7.5. Loamy, sandy loamy ... Medical benefits. The Ashoka tree has been used extensively in Indian medicine or ...

These trees continue to be fundamental in Indian healthcare practices. Entertainment Times. ... Ashoka (Saraca asoca)The Ashoka tree is highly valued in Ayurveda for its benefits to women’s health.

Bangalore, Karnataka: A joint study by a team of Indian and Canadian scientists has suggested that traditional medicines with Ashoka (botanical name Saraca asoca) as an ingredient are mostly ...

After Alexander the Great’s death, this Indian empire filled the vacuum. Backed by a strong family dynasty, the Mauryan Empire came to rule most of the Indian subcontinent.

Dhamma/dharma is a widely pervasive idea in Indian thought, but its meaning is not identical in all contexts. Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions are discourses on dhamma (the Prakrit form of dharma).

The jackfruit is the national tree of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and the state tree of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. My Deepavali prayer each year has been ‘May our land be blessed, may our lives be ...

When a new planet swims into his ken . . . — Keats, “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” There is no avoiding the figure of Ashoka (c. 304–232 bce) in the Thai city of Nakhon Si ...