Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales
Familia: Salvadoraceae
Genus: Azima
Species: Azima tetracantha
Name
Azima tetracantha Lam.
References
Encycl. (Lamarck) 1(1): 343. 1783
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Azima tetracantha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
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
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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