Plant Details

Accepted name:: Acanthus mollis L. [Acanthaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 2

Acanthus mollis subsp. mollis

Acanthus mollis subsp. platyphyllus Murb.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
acanthe molle	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
acanthus mollis whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
acanto	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
artist's acanthus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ayikulagi	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
barenklau	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
bear's breech	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bear's-breeches	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
bearfoot	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
bereklauw	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
branc ursine	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
branche ursine	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
brancorsina	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
ha-azami	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
hierba carnera	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
hāseimonā	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
jeruju	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mjukakantus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
oak-leaf bear's-breeches	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
pracht-akanthus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
sea-dock	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
هاسیمونا	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Root		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
leaf, root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Acanthus mollis	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Acanthus mollis L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. in Sardinia & Sicily: Sardinian Subset (Leonti et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Sardinia & Sicily: Sicilian Subset (Leonti et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in the Medit.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Acanthus mollis

Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Acanthus mollis L.

GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. in Sardinia & Sicily: Sardinian Subset (Leonti et al., 2009)
Med. Pl. in Sardinia & Sicily: Sicilian Subset (Leonti et al., 2009)
Med. Pl. in the Medit.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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