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Azima tetracantha

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Azima tetracantha
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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  • 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

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