Acanthus ILICIFOLIUS L.
| Synonym : | Acanthus doloarin Blanco. Acanthus ilicifolius subsp. orientalisbremek. Acanthus neoguineensis Eng |
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| Bangla Name : | Hargoza, Harkuch Kanta, Kotki. |
| English Name : | Holy-leaved Acanthus. |
| Family : | Acanthaceae |
| Disease : | cough and asthma,rheumatism and neuralgia,dyspepsia. |
| Description : | Erect prickly shrub, up to 1.5 m high, in clumps. Leaves 15 cm long, oblong or elliptic, pinnatifid or toothed, rigid with sharp spinous teeth on the margin. Flowers blue, in terminal interrupted spikes, 10-40.6 cm long. Capsules 3.7 by 1 cm, ovate-oblong. |
| Distribution : | In maritime swamps of southern Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Aerial parts contain the alkaloids, acanthicifoline, oleanolic acid, ?-sitiosterol, lupeol, quercetin, its glucopyranoside and trigonelline. Roots contain triterpenoid, saponin and glycosides (Asolkar et al., 1992). Apigenin-7-O-glucuronide and a new flav |
| Uses : | : Root possesses expectorant properties, used in cough and asthma. Leaves are used as fomentation in rheumatism and neuralgia. As a stimulant the decoction of plant with sugarcandy and cumin is given in dyspepsia. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is di |
| Habit : | Shrub |