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Solanum chrysotricum synonym: Solanum torvum

Scientific Name:Solanum chrysotricum synonym: Solanum torvum   
Vernacular Name:Inyinya
Family name :solanaceae
Geographic Distribution:frequented area 1300-1500 m

Botanical Description

A shrub of 2-3 m tall. Young branches covered with a rouset tomentum, old branches provided with glabrous thorns of 7 mm long. leaves in pairs  covered with a tomentum and little thorns. The lamina is pennatiloded of 20 cm long. The fruits are berries.

 

Medicinal Use

Solanum torvum has both a sedative and a diuretic therapeutic effect. The leaves are used as a haemostatic. Phytochemical studies indicated that the fruits  of this species  have as good concentration of various alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins,and glycusides as sufficient to have pharmacological effects.

Other Use

Ornamental plant, Fruit are eaten.

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