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