BACKGROUND Saraca asoca (SA) (Roxb.) is one of the folk medicinal plants found in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Its major biological activity appears due to the presence of flavonoid group of compounds in its bark extract. OBJECTIVE In this study, our research aims to analyze the chemopreventive effect of flavonoids, especially a natural phenol catechin present in the bark methanolic extr...

Trees in urban areas provide important ecosystem services and are an essential element of green space. The constant increase artificial light from anthropogenic activities around the world creates photopollution that affects phenology physiology plants. Here we conducted a field study to investigate impacts on six trees (Saraca asoca, Terminalia catappa, Bauhinia variegata, Holoptelea integrifo...