Acanthus ebracteatus
Vahl
Acanthaceae
Acanthus ilicifolius Lour.
Acanthus xiamenensis R.T.Zhang.
Dilivaria ebracteata (Vahl) Pers.
Common Name: Sea Holly
Flowering Stem
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Flowering Stem
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General Information
Acanthus ebracteatus is a shrub growing about 1.5 metres tall.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, India, Indo-China, Indonesia.
Habitat
Marine areas, usually along the sea coast, in mangrove swamps or forests in southern China[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction of the boiled leaves is used as a cough medicine in combination with the flowers of Averrhoa spp., cinnamon and sugar cane[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Two or three seeds are given to children as an anthelmintic[
1578- Title
- Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia; Attributed Properties and Uses
- Publication
-
- Author
- Perry L.M. & Metzger J.
- Publisher
- MIT Press; Cambridge, Massachussetts
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-262-16076-5
- Description
- A monumental work, detailing the traditional medicinal uses of plants from the region
]. Crushed and roasted, they are used as a depurative by people with boils[
1578- Title
- Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia; Attributed Properties and Uses
- Publication
-
- Author
- Perry L.M. & Metzger J.
- Publisher
- MIT Press; Cambridge, Massachussetts
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-262-16076-5
- Description
- A monumental work, detailing the traditional medicinal uses of plants from the region
]. The seeds are an ingredient in a preparation drunk as a cold remedy[
1578- Title
- Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia; Attributed Properties and Uses
- Publication
-
- Author
- Perry L.M. & Metzger J.
- Publisher
- MIT Press; Cambridge, Massachussetts
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-262-16076-5
- Description
- A monumental work, detailing the traditional medicinal uses of plants from the region
].
The seeds are crushed and used as a poultice on boils[
1578- Title
- Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia; Attributed Properties and Uses
- Publication
-
- Author
- Perry L.M. & Metzger J.
- Publisher
- MIT Press; Cambridge, Massachussetts
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-262-16076-5
- Description
- A monumental work, detailing the traditional medicinal uses of plants from the region
].
The roots are an ingredient in a decoction that is drunk as a treatment for shingles[
1578- Title
- Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast Asia; Attributed Properties and Uses
- Publication
-
- Author
- Perry L.M. & Metzger J.
- Publisher
- MIT Press; Cambridge, Massachussetts
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0-262-16076-5
- Description
- A monumental work, detailing the traditional medicinal uses of plants from the region
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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