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Solanum xanthocarpum

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Solanum xanthocarpum is a spreading, Prickly herb, Brnaches numerous.

Uses

Cough, Fever, Heart diseases, Burning sensation, Pimples, Swellings, Asthma, Pain in chest.[1]

Parts Used

Stem, Flower, Fruits, Roots.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kantkari
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Thorny nightshade


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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnately Cut off way across Ovate or elliptic

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Ovate-Delatate Blue-Purple Densely pubscent with stellate hairs, Flowering season November-May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Prickly Sparsely pubscent, Berry pale yellow. Fruiting season is November-May

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 352
  4. [Cultivation]

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