Botanical Name: Solanum capsicoides All
Family: Solanaceae
Introduction:
Its properties and usage similar to kandakari (Solanum xanthocarpum S. &W.)
Names in different Indian languages
| English | |
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| Hindi | |
| Kannada | |
| Malayalam | Kandakari , chuvana kandakari |
| Sanskrit | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Unani | |
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Synonyms
Solanum ciliatum Lam
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
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| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
solanum sisymbriifolium
Solanum virginianum
Solanum aculeatissimum
Solanum aculeatissimum
Morphology
A prickly, under shrub, woody at base
Leaves – simple, alternate, stellate, hairy with spines
Flower – reddish white, cyme
Fruit – berry
Distribution & Habitat
All over India
Properties:
Its properties and usage similar to kandakari (Solanum xanthocarpum S. &W.)
