Botanical name : Solanum mammosum Linn.
Family : Solanaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Gomukha vartaki, Panchachoochuki
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta, Madhura
Guna : Guru
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Nipple fruit, Titty fruit
Hindi :
Malayalam : Anjumulachi, Anjumulachi vazhutina
Distribution – Throughout India, Cultivated in gardens
PLANT DESCRIPTION
An herbaceous erect perennial plant grows up to 1 meter in height. Leaves orbicular in outline, 6-14 x 7-14 cm, base slightly cordate, apex acute, margins sharply angular or dentate; flowers purple, in clusters of 2-5; fruits mammose, the basal protuberances 3 or 5, orange, shiny. Fruits contain many small seeds embedded in the pulp.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, inflammation, nervine debility, restlessness, wound; fungal infections and ulcers. Unripe fruits are used in India as vegetable and for some offerings.
Useful part : Fruits.
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