Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Acanthus ilicifolius
Scientific Name and Description
Acanthus ilicifolius L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl var. xiamenensis (R.T.Zhang) C.Y.Wu & C.C.Hu
Acanthus xiamensis R.T.Zhang
Acanthus xiamensis R.T.Zhang
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Jangli jayanti, harcuch-kanta, hargoza, harkuch-kanta, harkuchkanta |
| Tamil | Karandai, attumulli, kaludaimulli, kalutaimanpulli, kalutaimulli, katalmulli, katalnirmulli, kazhuthai-mulli, kolimulli, maruvakankapattiram, paina-schulli, phaina-schelli, uppukkarinimulli, uppukkarinirumulli |
| Kannada | hole chulli, holechulli, holeculli, holesulli, kaandlachulli, mulli chulli, mullu chulli, mulluculli, mullusulli, tudechulli, tudeculli |
| Malayalam | paina schulli, paina-schulli, painaschulli, payinachhulli, payinaculli, payinnacculli, payinnachulli |
| Marathi | marandi, mendli, moranna, mormado |
| Sanskrit | harikasa, harikusa |
| Telugu | alasyakampa, alchi, alisi, etichilla, thude chulli |
| Common names | holly-leaved acanthus, sea holly, holy mangrove, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Acanthus ilicifolius L. Shrub Leaves, root, fruit Malarial treatment; snake bite; rheumatism; anti inflammatory General Dey and De 2012
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dey and De 2012
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Acanthus ilicifolius. (2023, July 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_ilicifolius