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

Rev.26-02-2019

Nipplefruit

Plant

Family

Potato Family (Solanaceae)

English

Nipplefruit, Apple of sodom, Breastberry, Cow's udder, Fox-face, Love apple, Macaw bush, Susumber, Titty fruit, Vaca chucho

Latin

Solanum mammosum Linn.

Plantparts

foliage, Fruit, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aids digestion, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-edemic, Anti-fatigue, Anti-hepatitic, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Anti-Rheumatic, arthritis, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Chlorosis, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispepsia, Diuretic, dropsy, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Edema, Eupeptic, exhaustion, faintness, Fatigue, feebleness, fluid accumulation, Good for digestion, Hepatitis, Hydropsy, Icterus, improves digestion, Indigestion, Inflammation of the bladder, inflammation of the liver, jaundice, Languidness, Languor, Lassitude, Listlessness, liver inflammation, oedema, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatism, stimulates digestion, sugar diabetis, Tiredness, Urinary bladder inflammation, Warming digestive, weakness, weariness

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 Solanidine, Solasodine

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6620

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