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Solanum torvum Sw.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Solanum torvum |
| Family name: |
SOLANACEAE
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| English name: |
Plate Brush
Turkey Berry
Susumber
Devil's Fig
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| Sinhala name: |
Gonabatu (ගෝණබටු)
Thibbatu (තිබ්බටු)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
Slender, armed shrub about 1-1.5 m high; covered with a fine grey stellate indumentum, prickles variable in quantity. Leaves variable in shape, 4-13 cm long, 2-12 cm wide, finely stallate above, densely so beneath, Inflorescences leaf opposed, 2(-4) cm long, flowers about 12. Corolla blue-purple, about 2 cm diameter. Fruit orange berries, globose, 1 cm diameter; seeds discoid, 2 mm diameter, yellow.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit
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| Treatment for: |
Naso pharyngeal infections
Coughs
Pains
Oedema
Gout
Diarrhea
Dysentery
Fevers
Kidney stones
Urinary diseases
Skin diseases
Oral diseases
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruit
Leaves
Root
seeds
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of vatha, pitha and kapha
Prevention of heart disease
Appetizer
Cleanses skin,
Rich in vitamin - C.
Natural antiseptic
Cleanses blood,
Appetizer
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