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

 Acanthus mollis (Acanthaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ha-Azami; Barenklau; Hierba Carnera; Acanto; Branc Ursine; Ayikulagi; Branche Ursine; Brancorsina; Bereklauw; Bearfoot; Jeruju

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antidiarrheic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Astringent German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Depurative Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emollient Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Emollient French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Hemostatic Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Nervine Portuguese Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sclerosis(Spleen) -- Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Stimulant Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Vulnerary Malaysia Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.