Azima tetracantha
(Redirected from Monetia barlerioides)
| Azima tetracantha | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Salvadoraceae |
| Genus: | Azima |
| Species: | A. tetracantha
|
| Binomial name | |
| Azima tetracantha | |
Azima tetracantha (syn. Monetia barlerioides L'Her.) is an ornamental plant in the Salvadoraceae family. Common Name: Bee Sting Bush. This plant is commonly known as 'Yashankala' in ayurveda. Its foliage is an important medicine for post-pregnancy treatments, the same is also used for 'karkidaka treatments' which is famous in Kerala.
References
[edit]- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110726174708/http://indjst.org/archive/vol.3.issue.2/feb10thendral-15.pdf http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/199900270.html
External links
[edit]- "Azima tetracantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
-_Cardamine_flexuosa_inflorescence.jpg){kind=small} | This Brassicales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |