Plant Details

Accepted name:: Acanthus hirsutus subsp. syriacus (Boiss.) Brummitt [Acanthaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies of:: Acanthus hirsutus Boiss.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
kaf al-dub	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
shawk al-jamal	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
شوك الجمل	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
كف الدب	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves, roots		Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Acanthus syriacus Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 135 (1849).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Acanthus syriacus Boiss.	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

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