Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MS101 : Solanum torvum Sw.

Plant Category : Shrubs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 41

Synonym : Solanum acanthifolium Hort. Par. ex Dunal.; Solanum campechiense Hort. Par. ex Dunal, nomen nudum.; Solanum crotonoides Michx. ex Dunal, nomen nudum.; Solanum ficifolium Ortega.; Solanum heterophyllum Balb. ex Dunal, nomen nudum.; Solanum largiflorum C.T.White.; Solanum maccai Bertero ex Dunal, nomen nudum.; Solanum mammosum Herb. ex Dunal, nomen nudum.; Solanum mannii C.H.Wright.; Solanum mayanum Lundell.; Solanum sanctum Jan ex Dunal, nomen nudum.; Solanum torvum var. typicum Hochr.;

Plant Common Name : Turkey Berry, susumber • Hindi: Bhurat, Bhankatiya • Marathi: Marang • Tamil: Sundaikkai • Malayalam: Anachunda • Telugu: Kottuvastu • Kannada: Sundekkayi • Bengali: Tita bagoon • Assamese: Bhi-tita • Sanskrit: Brihati • Tangkhul: Kapkhathei • Nepali: Seto Bihi, Thulo Bihin, Kacher, Bihi • Nepali: Seto Bihi, Thulo Bihin, Kacher, Bihi

Plant Family : Solanaceae

Description : Shrubs to 2 m tall. Stem densely stellate-hairy when young; prickles few, scattered. Leaves 7-14 x 5-10 cm, ovate, usually coarsely 2-3-sinulate, base obliquely subcordate, apex acute, stellately pubescent on both sides, dense on lower sides, chartaceous, scattered with a few prickles on midrib and on petiole; lateral nerves 4 or 5 pairs; petioles 1.5 - 3.5 cm long. Inflorescence supra-axillary, many-flowered corymbose cymes; peduncle to 5 cm long. Calyx tube 2-2.5 mm long, campanulate, lobes oblong. Corolla white, c. 2.5 cm across; lobes 5-6 mm long, ovate, pubescent outside. Berry 1-1.5 cm across, globose, pale green turning dull orange. Seeds discoid, smooth.

Plant Location in Melghat : Gavilgad

Medicinal Use / Activity : The juice of the plant is used to treat fevers, coughs, asthma, chest ailments, sore throats, rheumatism, dropsy, stomach aches and gonorrhea. The juice of the flowers, with salt added, is used as eye drops. The leaves are an effective anti-microbial and diuretic. An infusion is used as a treatment for thrush. The leaves are dried and ground to powder, this is used as a medicine for diabetic patients. The leaves are applied topically to treat cuts, wounds and skin diseases. A syrup prepared from the leaves and flowers is used as a treatment for colds. An infusion of the leaves and fruits is used as a treatment for bush yaws and sores. The fruit is diuretic. It is used in the treatment of malaria, stomach aches and problems with the spleen. A decoction is given to children as a treatment for coughs. The young fruits are used to improve the eyesight. A paste of the mature fruit is applied as a poultice to the forehead to treat headaches. The fruit juice is applied locally to ease the irritation of ant bites. A decoction of the root is used to treat venereal disease. The roots are boiled, lime juice is added, and the whole is drunk as a treatment for malaria. The juice of the roots is used to treat vomiting caused by weakness. The pounded root is inserted into the cavity of a decayed tooth to relieve toothache.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: Hentriacontane; 3-n-hexylthiolane,S,S-dioxide; (fruit): Torvanol A,; Torvoside H; Torvoside A; Torvosides M;, Torvosides N,; Solanolactosides A; Solanolactosides B; isoquercetin; rutin; kaempferol; Quercetin; solasodine; Triacontanol; 3-tritriacontanone; tetratriacontanoic acid; Beta-sitosterol; stigmasterol; campesterol; chlorogenin; cholecalciferol; Methyl caffeate; solasonine; solamargine;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (6):

Beta-sitosterol;

Quercetin;

Rutin;

Kaempferol;

Solamargine;

Stigmasterol;

Plant's Current Status :

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat. - http://japsonline.com/admin/php/uploads/868_pdf.pdf - https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32771 - http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=solanum+torvum - http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Turkey%20Berry.html - https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/50559 - https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/solanum_torvum.htm

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Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Asteridae
Order : Solanales
Family : Solanaceae - Potato family
Genus : Solanum L. - nightshade
Species : Solanum torvum Sw. - turkey berry

Solanum torvum Sw. - turkey berry
Solanum torvum Sw. - turkey berry
Solanum torvum Sw. - turkey berry
Solanum torvum Sw. - turkey berry
Solanum torvum Sw. - turkey berry