Data on Potential of Indonesian variety of Sea holly (Acanthus ilicifolius Linn) as Herbal Medicine

Acanthus ilicifolius Linn is a spiny herb found in tropical regions of Asia. Common names of which are holy leaved acanthus, sea holly and holy mangrove. It is a vine shrub or tall herb, up to 1.5 m high, scarcely (hamper) woody, bushy, with very dense growth. Historically, the plant is employed in traditional systems of medicine, including Indian, Chinese, and Indonesian traditional medicine treating various ailments. The information was collected along the year of 2019 from around 45 informants form Bali Island of Indonesia. The age, sex, type of diseases or sickness as well as method of using the pant medicine was used. Investigation on pharmacology activity will be carried out by literature study. Data obtained along the years of 2019 from 45 informants that was cured with Acanthus ilicifolius Linn as medicinal plant. About 30 types of health problem can be cured. The breast cancer was reported with highest case (4) that can be cured, followed by fistule (3). Cyst, lymphadenopathy, bartholin's cyst, acne, diabetic ulcer, gastritis, and dermatitis alergica are among diseases that have 2 cases in this work. The rest of some diseases with only 1 case found along the years 2019 are reported in this article.