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[[File:Solanum nigrum leafs flowers fruits.jpg|thumb|right|''Kakamachi'Kakamachi']][[File:Solanum Nigrum Berries.jpg|thumb|right|''Kakamachi fruits' European black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)<ref name="Solanum nigrum"/> or locally just black nightshade, duscle, garden nightshade, garden huckleberry, hound's berry, petty morel, wonder berry, small-fruited black nightshade, or popolo) is a species in the Solanum genus, 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.]]
'''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.
== Medicinal uses Uses=={{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Snigda (slimy)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are Blade ovate, elliptic or diamond-shaped, thin, margin large-toothed or sometimes entire}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|6–14 mm|Yellow|5|Flowers Season is July–October}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Spherical|5–10 mm|black or sometimes green when ripe|slightly wider than long|-}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. Gardens, yards, cultivated land, heaps of earth, wasteland, shores==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="Solanum nigrumchemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/Lubi-lubi.html "chemical Constituents "]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/black-nightshade "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_nigrum "wikipediacultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://naturalhomeremedies.co/Snigrum.html Solanum nigram Linn on natural home remedies]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/solanum-nigrum Solanum nigram Linn on science direct]
* [https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/solanum/nigrum/ Solanum nigram Linn on gobotany.newenglandwild.org]
* [http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Solanum_nigrum.htm Solanum nigram Linn on trophical rainforest plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]