Table 1: Traditional uses of Solanum torvum.
Traditional uses Method of utilization Part used Community using S. torvum Reference
Relief from colds and
Coughs.
Powder mixed with hot water or cow
milk and administrated orally
Leaves (after drying
in shade)
Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe
and Yanam, India
39
To cure cracked foot
Curing coughs
Externally applied on cracks. Powdered
fried fruit is taken for cough
Root (Extraction)
Fruit (after frying)
Kurichyas, Kannur district 33
To reduce body heat Leaf juice take orally Leaf (extractions) Kancheepuram 9
Lethal to mice Aqueous extract of berry Fruit
(extraction)
Mexico 37
Edible fruit Cooked fruit as an important ingredient
of soups and sauces
Fruit India 6
To control bacterial and fungal diseases
of S. melongena.
Intercropping cultivation Whole plant Indonesia 13
Asthma, Diabetes, hypertension Combination of root and leaf juice Root and leaves Garo Tribe
Bangladesh
32
Vermifuge. Cooked fruit Fruit Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India 24
To treat liver diseases, tuberculosis, and
as anti-anemic.
Root Juice Roots Northeastern Brazile 4