Plant Details

Accepted name:: Solanum violaceum Ortega [Solanaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adavimulaga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adaviyuccinta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adaviyuchinta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adivi utchinta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akranta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alpaphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asprasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badane	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
badikateri	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bahupatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ban tambaku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ban tobacco	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ban tobaccoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
banabatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bantobacco	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barhanta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barhata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barikatai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barikatari	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
battkakddi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
berahtā	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
bhantaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhatakataiya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhtkataya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhui ringna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhunimbah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhut kataia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhutkataiya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
birhatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bitthi gulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
brahati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
breehoti	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
brhati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bri ha ti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bri-ha-ti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
brihati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
brihatika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byakh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byakhe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byako	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
byakud	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bṛhatī (root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
callamulaga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ceriyacunta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cerucunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cerucunta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ceruvalutina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
challamulaga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheriachunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheru vazhuthina	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
cheru-chunta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheruchunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheruchunta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheruvaladana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheruvalutina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cheruvazhutina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chichuriti	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chiru vazhuthalai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chittimulaga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chittimulagu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chunde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chunta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ci tian qie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
cittimulaga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cunta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ddolimoola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dengabheji	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
dolri ringna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dorale	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
dorli	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dovadi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
habbagulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
habbugulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
heggulla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hinguli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian night shade	Other	Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
indian nightshade	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kaashi usthe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadchunde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaduchunde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadusonde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaka-machi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakamachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakimachi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kakimaci	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kallante	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamanca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kamanja	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandiarivaddi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kantakarika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantakini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanthalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanthatanu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kari mulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kari-mulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karimulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kashiuste	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasiuste	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaslvuste	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kateli	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
katphala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattarha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempugulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kiriguligida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirigulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kirugullia	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kranta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshudrabhanta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshudrabhantaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kshudravartaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ksudrabhantaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuttuchadikkandangattarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lagwal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lata	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahatikranta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahotika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mawaeng ton	Other	Pl. Used in Phatthalung Province, Thailand (Maneenoon, 2015)
moolie vayr	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
moti ringani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulkatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullamkatti	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
mulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mundagam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naimulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallamulaga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nallamulaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naymulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilavalutina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilavazhutina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappara mulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappara-mulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papparamulli	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pappramulli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paravedi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
prasaha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putirichunda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
raameshvara usthe	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktapaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ramesvarauste	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ramesvaravuste	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ran-vayangini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ranrigni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasangadi maanu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rashtrika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ringani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
scheru-schunda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sim-hi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
simsarti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sinhi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sinhika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
siruvaludalai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
solanum anguivi	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sonde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sparsa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sri ha ti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthulabhandaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthulakantha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tella mulaka	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
tella-mulaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tellamoolaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tellamulaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thiththa thibbatu	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
thorlidorli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tilabhakuri	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
torani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ubhibharingani	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
ubhibhuyaringa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
umimuyaringani	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
uste	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ustekaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
usthakaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
usthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vadikadheri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valutina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
valutunai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanabharata	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
vanavrintaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vartaki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vayasa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vayase	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vazhuthunai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vazudunai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vrihati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vusthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vyaghri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
śanhika	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
برهتا	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Fruit, root		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
root	dried root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 28 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Solanum chinense Dunal Hist. Nat. Solanum: 240 (1813).
Solanum indicum L. Sp. Pl.: 187 (1753), nom. utique rej.
Solanum kurzii Brace ex Prain J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 541 (1896).
Solanum pubescens Heyne ex Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 3: 83 (1844), not validly publ.
Solanum sanitwongsei Craib Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 246 (1928).
Solanum agreste Roth Nov. Pl. Sp.: 130 (1821).
Solanum anguivi Hook. Exot. Fl. 3: t. 199 (1826), nom. illeg.
Solanum coccineum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852), nom. illeg.
Solanum cuneatum Moench Methodus: 476 (1794).
Solanum erosum Van Heurck & Müll.Arg. Observ. Bot. Descript. Pl. Nov. Herb. Van Heurckiani 1: 83 (1870).
Solanum ferox Jungh. ex Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 650 (1857), nom. illeg.
Solanum heynei Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 4: 669 (1819).
Solanum himalense Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 300 (1852).
Solanum himalense var. soumbe Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 300 (1852).
Solanum indicum f. album C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang Fl. Yunnanica 2: 580 (1979).
Solanum indicum var. erosopinnatifidum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852).
Solanum indicum subsp. erosum (Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.) Bitter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 16: 11 (1923).
Solanum indicum var. recurvatum C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(2): 73 (1978).
Solanum indicum var. sinuatolobatum Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 309 (1852).
Solanum junghuhnii Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 649 (1857).
Solanum lividum Willd. ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852).
Solanum nelsonii Zipp. ex Span. Linnaea 15: 337 (1841), not validly publ.
Solanum nivalo-montanum C.Y.Wu & S.C.Huang Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(2): 74 (1978).
Solanum pinnatifidum Roth Nov. Pl. Sp.: 129 (1821), nom. illeg.
Solanum racemosum Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 26 (1790).
Solanum sodomeum Russ. ex Nees Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 55 (1834), not validly publ.
Solanum vincentii Delile ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 310 (1852), pro syn.
Solanum virginianum Russ. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 2613 D (1831), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Solanum chinense Dunal	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Solanum indicum	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Medicinal Plant Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Solanum indicum L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Used in Phatthalung Province, Thailand (Maneenoon, 2015) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Solanum indicum Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Solanum kurzii Brace ex Prain	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Solanum kurzii Prain	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Solanum pubescens Heyne. ex Walp.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Solanum sanitwongsei Craib	Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999)
Solanum sanitwongsei Craib.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Solanum violaceum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Solanum violaceum Ortega	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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