N. 0. LEGUMINOSffi. 
481 
at 25°C was 0-9008, optical rotation in 
100 mm. tube 8°18'. It gave the follow- 
ing fractions on being distilled in an 
ordinary flask. 
- 
Fractions by volume. 
Dp to 200°C 
... About 4 drops. 
240°C 
. ... ... 5 Per cent. 
240— 245°C 
... 7 
245— 250°C 
... 70 
250— 265°C 
... 15 „ 
•Above 255°C 
... 3 
It had no acid value. The iodine value (Hubl. 18 hours) was 232 67. 
The constants of the oleoresin and the resin left behind after distillation 
are as follows :— 
The preliminary composition of the Uardivickici pinnata oleoresin is : — 
Oil per cent. 
Resin per cent. 
Moisture per cent. 
(by difference). 
34-55 
62-80 
2-65 
Its constants are :— 
Per cent. 
Sp. Gr., at 24°C 
1019 
Acid number 
72-94 
Saponification number... 
Ester number 
Iodine (Hubl. 18 hours) 
231-50 
158- 66 
159- 15 
The resin which forms about 63 per cent, of the sample under referenc 
gave the following constants 
Sp. Gr., at 23°0 ... ... ... ... T098 
Acid number ... ... ... ... 14427 
Saponification number... ... ... ... 306-60 
Ester number ... ... ... ... 162-38 
Iodine value (Hubl. 18 hours) ... ... ... 88 01 
The oil, as reported by the Imperial Institute, London, cannot bo sub- 
stituted for copaiba oil. The enquiry as to the uses of the oil and the rosin 
has so far given negative results. 
Annual Report of the Board of Scientific Advice for India for the year 
1914-15, p, 16. 
429 Saraca indica, Linn., h.f.b.l, ii. 271. 
Syn. : — Jonesia Asoka, Roxb. 312. 
Sans. : — Asoka. 
V ern. : — Asok (H. & B.) ; Aseka (Cuttack); Ashunkar 
(Kan.) ; Jassoondi, asoka (Bomb.). 
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