Azima tetracantha Lam.

• Family: Salvadoraceae
• Vernacular names: Essanku, Sankukuppi, എശങ്ക് , യശങ്ക് (Malayalam), Mistletoe (English), Kundali (Sanskrit), Ichanka (Tamil)
• Distribution: Paleotropics
• Description: Shrubs. Leaves opposite, mucronate, base obtuse, margin thickened nerves 3 pairs near the base. Spike axillary and terminal. Flowers clustered, white, unisexual.
• Habit: Shrub
• Habitat: Deciduous forests, also grown in homesteads
• Flowering & Fruiting: August-September

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• Parts used: Bark and Leaves
• Properties & Uses: Bark and leaves are used to treat asthma, dropsy, rheumatism and cough.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
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