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Botanical Name: Azima tetracantha
Family: Salvadoraceae
English Name: Bee sting bush
Malayalam Name: Yashank
Hindi Name: Kanta
Azima tetracantha, or the bee-sting bush, is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree native to Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and parts of tropical Asia. It features small, opposite, ovate leaves and tiny white, unisexual flowers. A distinguishing characteristic is the presence of four long, straight, thorny spines at each leaf axil, which make the plant painful to the touch. The plant produces small, round, green-to-white berries that are eaten by birds and other animals.
roots, root bark, leaves, and sap
1. Respiratory health 2. Gastrointestinal health 3. Liver and kidney protection
anti-inflammatory antioxidant antimicrobial antivenom anti-asthmatic hepatoprotective (liver-protective), nephroprotective (kidney-protective), antiulcer properties
Rasa: Katu,tikta
Guna: Laghu, ruksha
Virya: Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
Dosha Karma: Vatahara, Kaphahara
