Abstract

ETHANOMEDICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL UPDATES ON SOLANUM INDICUM LINN: REVIEW

Sudheer Rawat*, Prakash Chandra Gupta and Shubham goutam

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Abstract

Solanum Indicum Linn family Solanaceae also referred as poison berry in english. This is most important plant in Indian traditional system of medicine in Ayurveda, Unani, and Sidha also useful for treatment of vata, pita, kaphadosha imbalances and also cures vomiting, heart diseases, poisonous affections, skin diseases, ulcers difficult breathing, abdominal pain, cough and dyspepsia. Roots are bitter and pungent that are also eliminate the bad taste of buds and study about phytochemical such as phytosterols, steroidal glycosides, steroidal glycoalkaloids, flavonoids and most common steroidal alkaloids/ glycoalkaloids and there components solasodine, solanidine, solasonine, solamargine and solanine.

Keywords: solasodine, solanidine, solasonine, solamargine and solanine.