Acanthus ilicifolius L.
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Acanthus ilicifolius L. |
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Names.
Myanmar: kaya-chon, kha-yar, kha-yar-chon. English: holly-leaved acanthus, sea holly.
Range.
India to Polynesia and Australia. In Myanmar, found in Ayarwady, Rakhine, Taninthayi, and Yangon.
Conservation status.
Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017).
Uses.
Shoot: Used to treat snakebite. Leaf: Used for rheumatism.
Notes.
The medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991) as follows: Stem- anti-cancer; root- also anti-cancer, and for chronic fever. Perry (1980) discusses the medicinal uses of the species in China, Indo-China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Reference.
Perry (1980).
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