nightshade, black

nightshade, black,

n Latin name:
Solanum nigrum; parts used: whole plant, fruit; uses: in Ayurveda, considered a rasayana, pacifies kapha dosha (bitter, light, oily), hepatoprotection, antiulcerogenic, antiinflammatory, molluscicide, hepatitis, splenitis, antiseptic gargle, burns, skin infections; precautions: teratogenic, toxicity especially unripe fruit. Also called garden nightshade, kakamachi, makoi, or
Solanum americanum.

Nightshade, black.