Solanum rudepannum Dunal
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Young fruits are eaten as a vegetable mixed with jack seeds and coconut scrapes to treat enlarged spleen
- Possess sedative, diuretic and digestive properties
- Used to treat cough
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Steroidal saponins: solanolactosides A and B, torvonin A and spirostanol glycosides: torvosides M and N, neochlorogenin and solagenin glycosides and flavonoids: isoquercetin, kaempferol, quercetin from aerial parts; methyl caffeate was isolated from fruits
Bioactivity :
Leaf extract: antimicrobial; torvosides M and N: cytotoxic against cancer cells; methyl caffeate: antihyperglycaemic and antidiabetic; aqueous extract of mature fruits: potentiate arterial hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy; methanol extract of fruits: antimicrobial; phenolic compounds from fruits: antidiabetic, antioxidative; aqueous and methanol extracts of leaves: antiulcer
Clinical:
Note :
Young fruits are used as a vegetable
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