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Solanum nigrum - Kakamachi

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Kakamachi

Kakamachi is native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. Parts of this plant can be toxic to livestock and humans. Nonetheless, ripe berries and cooked leaves of edible strains are used as food in some locales, and plant parts are used as a traditional medicine.

Uses

Ulcer, Indigestion, Fever, Skin Diseases, Kidney problems, Jaundice, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical screening yielded alkaloids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, and proteins[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Mokoi
Malayalam Mulaku-thakkali
Tamil Manatakkali
Telugu Kasaka
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Black nightshade, Black-berry night shade


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Snigda (slimy)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are Blade ovate, elliptic or diamond-shaped, thin, margin large-toothed or sometimes entire

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 6–14 mm White 5 Flowers Season is July–October

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Spherical 5–10 mm black or sometimes green when ripe slightly wider than long - {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Black nightshade is cultivated as a food crop on several continents, including Africa and North America. The leaves of cultivated strains are eaten after cooking[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Cultivated land, Heaps of earth, Wasteland areas.

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