Bear's Breeches

Acanthus mollis

Other Names : Sea dock, Bearsfoot, oyster plant, Acanthus mollis, Wahrer Bärenklau, akantus, akant, Artist’s Acanthus, Big Spinach, False Orchid, Grecian Pattern Plant, Oakleaf Acanthus, Oyster Plant, Sea Dock, Sea Holly

Health benefits and Uses of Bear's Breeches

• The leaves are used as appetite stimulants and as internal laxative.
• The leaves as source of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant phytoconstituents.
• Externally, it is applied as a poultice as an anti-inflammatory for the cases of affected internal organs. It is recommended for the treatment of burns, wounds and sprains.
• The antifungal activity measured in various strains of Candida is concentrated in ethyl acetate extracts of flower and leaf ethanol, may be related to antioxidant activity.
• The roots are used as a cataplasm for treating psoriasis.
• Its roots are mucilaginous and have some astringency, so it has been recommended for diarrhea and dysentery.
• The juice has a certain analgesic effect, which is why it has been recommended as a symptomatic treatment of herpes, burns and bruises in general.
• The methanolic extract of the leaves of the plant has inhibitory activity on cycloxygenase and lipoxygenase.
• The leaf extract has shown that it has antiparasitic activity against schistosoma (Blood-flukes – Schistosoma mansoni cercariae).