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Trikantajata, Azima tetracantha

Trikantajata is a much-branched, spiny, evergreen shrub growing from 0.5 - 3 metres tall. Usually erect with arching branches, the plant sometimes adopts a more climbing habit. The spines are axillary, in pairs up to 4cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild mainly for local use as a medicine.

Uses

Brochitis, Cough, Asthma, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Arthritis ^[1]

Parts Used

Whole plant

Chemical Composition

The leaves contain the alkaloids azimine, azcarpine and carpine. ^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	aesagale maale, bilee uppina gida, ganjimullu, yagachi mullu
Hindi	kanta-gur-kamai
Malayalam	sankunkuppi
Tamil	ancirikacceti, anji, atiyamam, cankakiranam, mulluchangu, kandagachangam
Telugu	mundla kampa, puttu, tella uppi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	kantangur, kundali, trikantajata
English

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	spine axillary, usually 4, straight, to 2.5 cm, grooved, branchlets tetragonous, pubescent. Leaves opposite, 3 x 2 cm, ovate, mucronate, base obtuse, margin thickened, coriaceous, nerves 3 pairs near the base; petiole to 5 mm.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
unisexual	axillary and terminal spike	Pale yellow	4	10 cm long; flowers clustered, white, unisexual; bracts 2 x 1 mm, ovate, mucronate, pubescent; calyx 1 mm, campanulate, bilobed, pubescent; petals 4, 2 x 1 mm, oblong; stamens 4, free, alternating with petals, filaments 1 mm, anthers 1 mm, pistillode absent.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A globose berry	0.5 - 1 cm		1–2-seeded, green turning white, with persistent stigma	Seeds disk-like, brown to black.	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Spines
Fruits

References

External Links

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[Uses-1] Uses

[Chemical_composition-2] Chemical composition

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Leaf-4] Botonic description

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