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KAKAMACHI

BOTANICAL NAME Solanum nigrum
FAMILY Solanaceae
SANSKRIT Vayassi, Kamatta
ENGLISH Black Night Shade
HINDI Makoi
KANNADA -
MALAYALAM -
TELUGU Kamanchi
TAMIL -
MARATHI -

DISTRIBUTION

All over India.

PARTS USED Whole plant
DOSE Fresh juice :10-20ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Salasonine, solamargin, salasodine, tigogenin etc

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

QUALITY (GUNA) Laghu, snigdha
TASTE (RASA) Tikta
METABOLISM (VIPAKA) Katu
POTENCY (VIRYA) Anushna
IMPACT (PRABHAVA) Vrsya, rasayana

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

  • Effective in skin problem
  • Antidiabetic
  • It is a good antioxidant and an immune modulator

THERAPEUTIC USES

  • Juice of this herb is given to treat fever and to relieve pain.
  • The paste of the leaves promote perspiration.
  • The infusion of the plant is used for enema in children for abdominal upsets.
  • Freshly prepared extract of the plant acts as antidote against opium and helps in liver cirrhosis.
  • Toothache: juice of kakamachi is applied.
  • Asthma: fruit pulp of kakamachi is used as a tonic.
  • Mouth ulcers: decoction of the herb is used for gargling.
  • Burns: paste of kakamachi is applied and gets good relief.

SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS

  • Chandra prabha vati
  • Aragwadadi lepa
  • Chaturangulaparnadi lepa
  • Ankolabeejadi lepa etc

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