Botanical name : Solanum nigrum Linn.

Family : Solanaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Kakamachi

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasam : Tikta, Katu

Gunam : Lakhu, Rooksha,

Viryam : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Black night shade

Hindi : Makoi, Gurkkamai

Malayalam : Manithakkali, Karimthakkali

PLANT DESCRIPTION

An erect, branched, annual herb; leaves oblong, lobed, glabrous; flowers 3-8 in extra-axillary drooping cymes; fruits purplish black; seeds many. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated thridosas, swellings, cough, asthma, arthritis, inflammation and skin diseases, plant is a proven anti cancerous drug.

Useful part : Whole plant