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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Acanthus sp

Common Name
Acanthus; Branca Ursina; Aakcheroua

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Burn Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cyst Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Emollient France *
Pustule Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Liver) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Spleen) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Sclerosis(Spleen) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vaginitis Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Wart Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.