Sing khanga




Common Name

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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.

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