Black Nightshade
Scientific name of Black Nightshade: Solanum nigrum
Name of Black Nightshade in different languages:-
English: Garden Nightshade, Hound's Berry, Petty Morel, Wonder Berry, Popolo.
Sanskrit: Kakamachi, Dhvankshamachi, Bahuphala, Rasayani, Sarvtikta, Kakamata, Gucchaphala, Svadupaka, Kakatikta.
Hindi: Makoi
Tamil: Manithakkali
Malayalam: മണിത്തക്കാളി-Manithakkali, മുളകുതക്കാളി-Mulakuthakkali
Plant description:
Black Night Shade-Solanum nigrum is a herb or perennial shrub, grow to the height of 120 cm, leaves are dark green, simple, length up to 7.5 cm and 5 cm in wide; ovate or heart-shaped, with wavy- toothed margins. The flowers are small, greenish or whitish, found in clusters, found in leaf axils. Fruits are berry, in clusters of 20-25 numbers, pale green turns black or purple-black when it ripe. It can consumed as a curry, fruits are edible.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Cuniate | Margin-Crenate | Venation-parallel |
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Useful plant parts:
Whole plant, Leaf
Medicinal uses:
To treat cardiac disorders, jaundice, rheumatic diseases, skin disorders, ringworm, ulcer, gout etc.
Chemical content:
Alkaloid-Solamine
Medicinal Properties:
Anti-oxidant, Diuretic, Anti-pyretic, and Anti-inflammatory.
How to prepare medicines:
Mouth Ulcer- Chew and keep the fresh leaves in mouth.
Skin problems - Well ground fresh leaves can applied on affected ares.
Common cold and cough - Consume the decoction of fruits and flowers.
Better urination - Drinking of the decoction of whole plant is helpful to get good urination, it is diuretic.
It is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
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