Morphological information

A very spiny diffuse herb up to 1.2 m tall, somewhat woody at the base. Stem somewhat zigzag. Branches numerous, the younger ones clothed with dense stellate, tomentum; prickles compressed, straight, exceeding 1.3 an long. Leaves ovate or elliptic, sinuate or sub-pinnatifid, spines 1 cm long, straight. Flowers blue in extra-axillary few flowered cymes sometimes reduced to a single flower, peduncles short; pedicels short, curved, stellately hairy. Calyx nearly 1.3 cm long densely hairy and prickly, tube short, globose lobes 11 mm long linear-lanceolate, acute prickly outside. Corolla purple, 2 cm long, lobes deltoid, acute, hairy outside. Filaments 1.5 mm long, glabrous, anthers 8 mm long, oblong lanceolate, opening by small pores. Ovary ovoid, glabrous; style glabrous. Berry 1.3-2 cm diameter, yellow or white with green veins, surrounded by the enlarged calyx. Seeds 2.5 mm diameter, glabrous.

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Parts                     : Whole plant.

Status                   : Low risk.

Phytochemistry    : Solasodine isolated from berries of both normal and albino strains.

 

Ayurvedic

The plant enters into Ayurvedic compound Arkadhi, which is useful in dengue fever, acute bronchitis and fever, accompanied by chest infections. The root is used in bronchitis, asthma, fever "Vata and Kapha. ozaena, strangury, lumbago, pains, piles, thirst, urinary concretions and diseases of the heart. The fruit is good in disease of the heart, asthma, fever, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, causes biliousness.

Unani

 The leaves are applied for piles. The fruit is good in inflammation, chronic bronchitis, asthma, biliousness, fevers, muscular pain, dysuria, stone in the bladder, sterility in woman. The seeds are used for boils, scabies, asthma and cough.

Traditional

Its juice is mixed with whey, chiretta and ginger and is given in fever. The juice of the leaves mixed with black pepper is administered orally in case of rheumatism.

 

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