Medicinal plant. Acanthus montanus.
Acanthus montanus, also known as bear's breech or mountain thistle, is a thinly branched perennial with basal clusters of oblong to lance-shaped glossy, dark green leaves reaching up to 12 inches (30 cm) long.
The leaves have silver marks and wavy margins. It reaches up to 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and about 24 inches (61 cm) wide. Spikes of pale pink flowers appear summer to fall. It prefers shady situations and occasional deep watering, but tolerates sunny, dry situations too. Its aggressive roots make this plant perfect for slopes.
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Edibility
- In Africa, considered an underutilized vegetable. Considered a famine food.
Folkloric
- No known medicinal use in the Philippines.
- In southeastern Nigeria, roots used for furuncles, leaves used for boils on the fingers. Leaves also used for coughs.
- In African traditional medicine, used for urogenital infections, urethral pain, endometritis, cystitis, aches and pains.
- In the Congo, central portion of twigs or leaves applied as hot poultice to mature abscesses; decoction of leaf and twigs used as purgative.
- In Cameroon, used for treatment of epilepsy and fever.
Also used for pain, inflammation and threatened abortion; leaf infusion used for cough and chest complaints.
- In Gabon, leaf-macerate used in children as emetic; fresh young growths used for heart troubles.
- In south eastern Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, used for the treatment of gonorrhea, syphilis, wounds, and boils. Also sued for hypertension, cardiac dysfunctions, and hepatitis.

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