| 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