Solanum rostratum

Solanum rostratum

(common folk herbs in Kunming)

[synonym] Belladonna and Solanum tuberosum (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the fruit of Solanaceae.

[plant morphology] eggplant

Herbs perennial, ca. 1 m tall. Stems erect, branched, all densely covered with yellow hairs and needlelike spines. Single leaf alternate; rhomboid, wide elliptic, 7.5-11 cm long, 5-9 cm wide, with irregular angular wave teeth at the edge, apex acuminate, base heart-shaped, with prickly glandular hairs on both sides, capable of secreting mucus, and sparsely spines of different lengths on both sides. Cyme is composed of 2-4 flowers, pedicel is thin and weak, covered with coarse hairs and spikelets; calyx is 5-lobed, whorled, covered with hairs and spikelets; corolla is white or slightly yellow, petals are 5, ovate lanceolate, covered with hairs. The berries are spherical, dark green when immature and yellow when ripe. Seeds numerous, light brown.

It grows in the forest or barren slope. It is distributed in Yunnan and other places.

The leaves of this plant are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] harvest in autumn and dry in the sun.

[chemical constituents] the berry contains solamine, sitosterol and Diosgenin. It also contains solanine glycosides, solanine, solanine and solanine, and alkaloid saponin solanine.

[nature and taste] common folk herbs in Kunming: "slightly bitter, cold, with little poison. "

[functions and indications] common folk herbs in Kunming: "anti inflammation and detoxification, sedation and pain relief. Treatment of rheumatism, traumatic pain, nervous headache, stomachache, toothache, mastitis, mumps. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 yuan. External use: tamping or grinding.

[prescription selection] 1. To cure the impending sores and poisons: sun dry and grind the leaves and fruits of tianqie, add more powder, mix honey and apply it externally. (common folk herbs in Kunming)

② Treatment of toothache: prickly eggplant fresh fruit mashed, set tooth pain. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Ci Tian Qie