English: Devil’s Fig, Prickly Nightshade
Hindi: Kantakari
Malayalam: Anachunda-ആനച്ചുണ്ട, Kattuchunda
Useful plant parts: Whole plant, fruit
Turkey berry is an evergreen shrub usually growing 2 or 3 m in height, with a single stem at ground level and have branches above, its stem and leaf have throne, bark is gray in color, flowers are white, with clusters ,Fruits are green with white line over it fruits are also seen in clusters, fruits are berries tiny green spheres about 1 cm diameter, The roots are white.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-palmate | Margin-Lobate | Venation-Reticulate |
Medicinal uses:
treatment of hyperactivity, colds and cough, diabetes, pimples, skin diseases, and leprosy.
Chemical contents:
Sapogenin steroid, cholecalciferol, Methyl caffeate
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