Move your mouse over image to enlarge. Barcode: CAL0000009164 Family: SOLANACEAE Scientific Name: Solanum nigrum L. Collector: J.L. Ellis Country: India Uses: It is antiseptic and antidysenteric, used in cardalgia and gripe. Infusion of herb is applied to anthrax pustules. The herb is also used as a diuretic and laxative; decoction is narcotic and antispasmodic. Freshly prepared extract of herb is effective in cirrhosis of liver. Juice of fresh leaves produces dilatation of the pupils. Berries are tonic, diuretic and cathartic and used in anasarca and heart diseases. They are employed as a domestic