Solanum xanthocarpum, Kantakari Yellow-Berried Nightshade, Wild Egg PlantKantakari (Ayurveda)Kandankaththiri Camulam (Siddha)Kan da ka ri  ཀན་ཏ་ཀ་རི  (Tibetan Medicine)Huang Guo Qie, Huang Shui Qie (TCM)Katai Khurd, Bhat Kattiya, Kanderi, Badinjan-barri (Unani)Hadaka, Fashakh (Arabic) Solanum xanthocarpum (syn. S. virginianum)N.J. von Jacquin, Icones plantarum rariorum, vol. 2 (1786-1793) Solanum surattense(Photo by Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Solanum xanthocarpum (syn. S. virginianum), S. surattense, S. maccanniIn TCM, Solanum indicum is covered by Huang Guo Qie, while in Ayurveda it is considered a separate medicine. Parts used: Whole plant; Root, Fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweet, Bitter Constituents: Steroidal- / Gluco-alkaloids: Diosgenin, solasodine, beta-solamargine, solasonine, solamargine; solanocarpine (fruits)Sterols and Triterpenoids: cholesterol, stigmasterol, campesterol, lupeol, cycloartenolPhenols:Flavonoids: apigeninCoumarins, scopoletin, scopolin, esculin and esculetinPotassium nitrateFatty acids: oleic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acidResin Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (Ayurveda, Siddha, Tibetan, Unani)-Phlegm-type Cough, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough-Asthma, Bronchial Asthma (Ayurveda, Siddha, Tibetan, Unani)-in Unani to purge Phlegm humor-dry fruit or whole plant has been used for this function2. Clears Heat and Damp, Opens Obstructions: (Ayurveda, Tibetan, Unani)-Dysuria, Difficult Urination, Urinary retention (decoction alone can be used; Ayurveda, Tibetan Medicine)-pain and swelling of the Testes (TCM)-Gonorrhea (Unani)-Swelling of the Liver or Spleen; Cirrhosis (Ayurveda, TCM)-abdominal disorders (Ayurveda); Abdominal distention…

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