About Mistletoe
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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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Azima tetracantha
- Genus
- Azima
- Family
- SALVADORACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub and the foothills of the deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and also homesteads Key identification features : Armed shrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Arabia through Africa, Madagascar, Philippines
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kanta-gur-kamai, Kantagur-kamai
- Bengali
- ত্রিকাংটা জাতি Trikanta-jati
- Tamil
- Sugam Cheddi, Sangilai, Sung-elley
- Kannada
- ಗಂಜಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು Ganji Mullu, ಬಿಳಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಿಡ Bili Uppi Gida, ಉಪ್ಪುಗೋಜೆ Uppu Goje
- Malayalam
- Yeshenku, Sankukuppi, Essanku
- Marathi
- सुक्का पाठा Sukkaa paatha, Sukkapat
Botanical family
Salvadoraceae
Salvadora Family
Mistletoe belongs to the Salvadoraceae family.
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