- Source: 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
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.