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.

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 Lam.

References

• 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

• "Azima tetracantha". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.