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Solanum torvum

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Solanum torvum is an evergreen, Slender shrub. It will grow upto 1 - 4 metres tall. The stems have Stout, Recurved, Reddish prickles. Prickles are 2.5 - 10mm long and 2 - 10mm wide.

Uses

Fever, Cough, Asthma, Chest ailments, Chest ailments, Sore throats, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Stomach ache, Gonorrhoea[1]

Parts Used

Root, Seed, Fruit[1]

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kaadu sunde, Sunde
Hindi
Malayalam Parachunda
Tamil Sundai
Telugu Kondauste
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Brihati
English

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Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering through out the year

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting through out the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seed, Branch cutting.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,600 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 17 - 29°c, but can tolerate 12 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 700 - 4,200mm. Heavy rainfall discourages fruit set. Succeeds in full sun and in light shade.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Woodland clearings, Thickets, Waste places, Naturalised on open and Moist ground.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.718, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

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