English: Poison Berry, African Eggplant, and Bush Tomato.
Sanskrit: Brihati, Kantakari
Hindi: Badi Kateri, Vanabhanta
Malayalam: Cheruchunda-ചെറുചുണ്ട, Putharichunda പുത്തരിച്ചുണ്ട
Indian Nightshade is a medicinal shrub growing up to 4 feet high, branched and stem are dull white or pale green, armed thorny plant, in the bottom part of the leaves also bearing thorns, flowers are white to pale blue, in clusters ant the branch end fruits or berries are green, in clusters, became orange when ripe.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Lobed | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulated |
Useful plant parts:
Root, Fruit, leaf, whole plant
Medicinal uses:
To treat throat and respiratory tract diseases.
Chemical content:
Solanine, Carotene, Carpesterol, Diosogenin, B- Sitosterol,
How to prepare medicines:
Juice of this plant is used to treat ringworm, gout, and earache, and when mixed with vinegar can be used for gargling and mouthwash. A decoction of the root is prescribed Ayurveda medicine as a tonic and is also used in a difficult delivery. It is one of Dashamoola (Ten roots)
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