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'''Asana''' consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam.Leguminosae), a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found mostly throughout Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Orissa.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Beejaka, Peetasaara|en=Indian Kino Tree|gu=Biyo|hi=Vijayasara, Bija|kn=Bijasara, Asana|ks=Lal Chandeur|ml=Venga|mr=Bibala|pa=Chandan Lal, Channanlal|ta=Vengai|te=Yegi, Veg}}
==Chemical Composition==
Alkaloids and resin.
==Properties==
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Imparipinnate|Alternate|Leaflets 5-7, alternate, estipulate, 3.5-12.5 x 2-7 cm, elliptic-oblong}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal and axillary panicles|Yellow|5|0-12 mm long; bracts small, dioecious; bracteoles 2, cauducous. Calyx tube campanulate. Flowering season is September-October}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|2.5-5 cm across|Orbicular-reniform, broadly winged; seed one, subreniform.|Pod surface is distinctly veined||Fruiting season is September-October}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 15.</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER 2.0, N.SASIDHARAN</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
[http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA]
[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]][[Category:Tree]]
