Acanthaceae

Japanese: Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae

...In India and Japan, young leaves are eaten and are sometimes used as a folk remedy for rheumatism.
[Acanthaceae]
Dicotyledonous plants. Most are herbaceous plants or shrubs, sometimes climbing plants. There are about 250 genera and 2,500 species distributed mainly in arid regions such as the tropics of both the Old and New Worlds, the Mediterranean region, and Australia (Figure).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Acanthaceae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インドや日本で若葉が食用にされたり,リウマチの民間薬として利用されることがある。
【キツネノマゴ科Acanthaceae】
 双子葉植物。多くは草本や草的低木,時につる性で,新旧両大陸の熱帯,地中海地域,オーストラリアなどの乾燥地を中心に約250属2500種が分布する(図)。…

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