Botanical Name: Solanum Xanthocarpum
Family Name: Solanaceae
Sanskrit: Kantakari, Nidigadhika
Hindi: Kateli, Katai,Ringani
Bengali: Kantakari
Gujarati: Bhoyaringani
Telugu: Pinnamulaka, Nelamulaka and Vankuda
Tamil: Kandankathiri
Malayalam: Kandankari, Kandankathri
Oriya: Bhejibegun, Ankranti
Punjabi: Kandyali, Mahori, Warumba
Popular Name: Yellow-Berried Nightshade
Parts Used: Fruits, Whole Plant.
Description Solanum xanthocarpum is a very spiny diffused herb, with a height of up to 1.3 meters. The young branches are densely covered with minute star-shaped hair, while the mature branches are zigzag, covered with yellow, sharp shining prickles and spread close to the ground. The midribs and other nerves of the leaves have sharp yellow prickles and grow up to 10 cm in length. The purple flowers, that are 2 cm long with five petals, can be seen in small bunches, sometimes opposite to the leaves. Kantkari plant bears glabrous, globular drooping berries as fruits, yellow or pale in color, with green veins. The plant is cultivated throughout India.
Uses & Benefits of Solanum xanthocarpum
- Solanum xanthocarpum is useful in treating worms, cold, hoarseness of voice, fever, dysuria, enlargement of the liver, muscular pain, spleen and stone in the urinary bladder.
- Nasal administration of Solanum xanthocarpum is beneficial in migraine, asthma and headache.
- The juice of the berries is used in curing sore throat.
- The fumigation of Solanum xanthocarpum is helpful in piles.
- The herb is made to a paste and applied on swollen and painful joints to reduce the pain and swelling in arthritis.
- Roots and seeds are used as an expectorant in asthma, cough and pain in chest.
- The decoction of the root is given with honey, to treat cough.
- Its stem, flowers and fruits, being bitter and carminative, are used for relieving burning sensation in the feet.
- Solanum xanthocarpum fruits also facilitate seminal ejaculation, alleviate worms, itching, and fever and reduce fats.
- The fruit works as an aphrodisiac in males.
- The herb is helpful in treating respiratory disorders like bronchial asthma, cough and bronchitis
- Its seeds are helpful for treating irregular menstruation and dysmenorrheal in females.
Caution: Solanum xanthocarpum should not be taken during pregnancy.
Note: Siddha treatment is based on complete physical examination of the patient, Naadi diagnosis, and other diagnostic criteria of the disease. The content given in this article is purely meant for information and education purpose only. Kindly consult a Siddha physician before any sort of self medication.
Uses & Benefits of Solanum xanthocarpum
- Solanum xanthocarpum is useful in treating worms, cold, hoarseness of voice, fever, dysuria, enlargement of the liver, muscular pain, spleen and stone in the urinary bladder.
- Nasal administration of Solanum xanthocarpum is beneficial in migraine, asthma and headache.
- The juice of the berries is used in curing sore throat.
- The fumigation of Solanum xanthocarpum is helpful in piles.
- The herb is made to a paste and applied on swollen and painful joints to reduce the pain and swelling in arthritis.
- Roots and seeds are used as an expectorant in asthma, cough and pain in chest.
- The decoction of the root is given with honey, to treat cough.
- Its stem, flowers and fruits, being bitter and carminative, are used for relieving burning sensation in the feet.
- Solanum xanthocarpum fruits also facilitate seminal ejaculation, alleviate worms, itching, and fever and reduce fats.
- The fruit works as an aphrodisiac in males.
- The herb is helpful in treating respiratory disorders like bronchial asthma, cough and bronchitis
- Its seeds are helpful for treating irregular menstruation and dysmenorrheal in females.
Caution: Solanum xanthocarpum should not be taken during pregnancy.
Note: Siddha treatment is based on complete physical examination of the patient, Naadi diagnosis, and other diagnostic criteria of the disease. The content given in this article is purely meant for information and education purpose only. Kindly consult a Siddha physician before any sort of self medication.
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