Solanum torvum, Anachunda, Chunda, Turkeyberry, ആനച്ചുണ്ട, ചുണ്ട

Family: Solanaceae
Vernacular names: Anachunda, Chunda, ആനച്ചുണ്ട, ചുണ്ട (Malayalam), Turkeyberry (English), Brhati (Sanskrit), Sundaikai (Tamil)
Distribution: Throughout the tropics
Description: Shrubs. Leaves ovate, usually coarsely 2-3-sinulate apex acute. Inflorescence supra-axillary, many-flowered corymbose cymes; Flower white.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Degraded forest areas and also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: July-March

Parts used: Root
Properties & Uses: Sedative, diuretic and digestive. Fruits are used to treat indigestion and diseases of spleen and its decoction is used to treat cough. Powdered seeds mixed with mustard oil and applied skin to cure skin eruptions. Roots are used in healing of cracks in the feet.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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