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| Botanical Name |
Solanum
viarum |
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| Common Name |
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| Family |
Solanaceae |
| Parts Used |
Berries. |
| Medicinal Property |
The
steroidal hormones are used as anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic and
hormonal. |
| Chemistry |
Dried
berries containing around 2 % solasodine. |
| Description |
It
is a stout, much branched spiny herb up to 1.5 m tall. The plant produces
berry like green fruits with white streaks, which turn yellow after
ripening. Numerous small brown coloured seeds are produced which remain
embedded in sticky mucilage of fruits. |
| Distribution |
This
plant found in Eastern to North Western Himalayas, Nilgri Hills and in the
plains of Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharastra,Orissa and Tamil
Nadu (India). |
| Economics |
Very
important species under this genus for steroid drug industry. |
| Warning |
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