Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

European black nightshade

Plant

Family

Potato Family (Solanaceae)

English

European black nightshade, Black nightshade, Common nightshade, Deadly nightshade, Duscle, Garden nightshade, Hound's berry, Morel, Petty morel, Solanum nigrum

Latin

Solanum nigrum L., Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum, Solanum nigrum ssp. nigrum

Plantparts

Aerial part, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Plant, Plant stem, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acid indigestion, Antifebrile, Anti-gout, Anti-heartburn, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-inflammatory, Antiphogistic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, aperient, arthritis, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Cardialgia, catharic, Cathartic, Constipation, convulsive state, Costive, Costiveness, cramp, cramps, Cutaneous conditions, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, Diaphoretic, diuretic, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, emollient, Emollients, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, Gout, haemorrhoids, heartburn, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, hidrotic, Icterus, Induce sweating, Insanity, jaundice, laxative, mental derangement, mental disease, Mental disorder, Mental Disorders, Mental illness, Moisturizers, movements of the bowel, No medical use, no medicinal use, paediatric, Piles, Psychiatric disorder, purgative, Pyretic, Pyrexia, pyrosis, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, Sexual diseases, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted infections, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin problems in general, social disease, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, venereal disease, venereal diseases

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Women's diseases

Anti-periodic, Interrupts menstruation, stops menstrual periods

Warnings

No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Other uses

Narcotic, narcotic effect

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: strangles in horses

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Tashelhit speaking community in the High Atlas, Morocco, Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, Adenosine, alkaloid, ascorbic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Carotene, Chaconine, Cholesterol, citric acid, Copper, D-Galactose, diosgenin, fat, Fibres, fructose, glucose, Glycine, iron, Lignoceric acid, linoleic acid, magnesium, manganese, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, phosphorus, poisonous alkaloid, protein, Saccharopine, saponin, Scopoletin, sodium, solaceine, Solamargine, solaneine, Solanidine, solanine, Solasodine, Stearic acid, Tannic acid, tannin, Tigogenin, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, water, Xylose, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0489

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