Solanum nigrum, Black Nightshade, Long Kui 龙葵 Garden NightshadeKakamachi, Kakahya (whole herb, Ayurveda)Brhati (dried root, Ayurveda)Mako (Unani)Long Kui (TCM)Manatakali (Siddha)  Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 SOLANUM FRUIT1. Fruits of variable size.  2. Pedicle and persistent calyx. 3. Sunken surface of the fruit.  4. Pedicle scar.  5. Seed.Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 See also: Solanum nigrum in Cancer TreatmentA review of the use of Solanum nigrum in the treatmentof Cancer with research and historical usage.A revision of the Old World Black NightshadesA useful review of Solanum nigrum and allied species Botanical name: Solanum nigrum Parts used: Whole Herb; Root; Ripe fruit Temperature & Taste: Cool, Dry (but ‘slippery’). Bitter, slightly Sweet and Pungent. Slightly Toxic Classifications: 2N. REPELLENT3B. FEBRIFUGE & ANTIPYRETIC4g. HEPATIC.  4j. NERVINETCM:B. Clears Heat and Toxin Constituents: 1. Glycoprotein (70% carbohydrate, 30% protein, more than 50% hydrophobic amnio acids inc. glycine and proline);2. Steroidal Alkaloids (0.6-2%) solanine [highest in unripe fruit and mature leaves] solasodine [highest in the root, stem and leaf; 0.65% in the unripe fruit] solamargine, solasonine, solanigrines, solanigridine 3. Steroidal Saponins tigogenin [highest in the fruit] diosgenin [1.2% in the unripe…

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