Common Name
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Hindi :
Manipuri :Sing khanga
Scientific Name
Group :Angiosperm
Family :Solanaceae
Genus :Solanum
Species :torvum. Swartz.
Habit :Prickly shrub
Parts Used :Fruit
Mode of Preparation :Fruit crushed & squeezed for juice. Fruit crushed for decoction.
Mode of use :Decoction, Fresh
Ingredients :Fruits contain sterolin (sitosterol-d-glucoside) and gluco-alkaloid solasonine (0.1%).
Ailment Treated:Fruit extract is given in cough and tonsillitis. Fruit decoction is good for spleen enlargement and cough.
Source:Generally grown wild both in valley and hill areas.