What are the medicinal values ​​of Solanum nigrum

Nowadays, people advocate healthy eating, and when it comes to ingredients, they prefer some pure natural green food. Some wild vegetables have become foods that many people particularly recommend. Solanum nigrum is one of the most popular wild vegetables. In fact, the plant Solanum nigrum is not only nutritious, but also has extremely high medicinal value. So what are the medicinal values ​​of Solanum nigrum?

The whole plant of Solanum nigrum can be used for medicinal purposes, and the ones with many leaves, green color, and tender stems and branches are the best. The whole plant (including roots) of Solanum nigrum is collected in summer and autumn, impurities are removed, and the plants are dried before use as medicine. When taking the medicine, you can decoct it into a soup for oral administration, or you can take an appropriate amount and mash it for application or decoct it in water for external use. The medicinal value of Solanum nigrum is:

1. To treat swelling and pain caused by bruises, sprains and muscles: a handful of fresh Solanum nigrum leaves and seven green onions with roots. Chop it into pieces, add appropriate amount of fermented lees, mash them together and apply them to the affected area, changing it once or twice a day. (Jiangxi Folk Herbs)

2. To treat vomiting blood: 1 fen of ginseng and 0.5 liang of eggplant seedlings. Grind the above two ingredients into powder. Take 2 spoonfuls each time, mixed with fresh water, at any time. (Ginseng powder from Shengji Zonglu)

3. To treat dysentery: 8 qian to 1 liang of Solanum nigrum leaves (double the amount for fresh ones), 8 qian of white sugar. Decoction in water. (Jiangxi Folk Herbs)

4. To treat acute nephritis, edema, and oligouria: 50g each of fresh Solanum nigrum and fresh Daphne genkwa, and 20g of Akebia. Decoction in water. (Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine Handbook)

5. Difficulty in urination. Boil Solanum nigrum root with Akebia and coriander and drink the decoction.

6. Falling injuries. Mash the stems and leaves of Solanum nigrum into juice and drink it, then apply the residue to the wound.

7. Flame erysipelas. Grind Solanum nigrum leaves into a fine powder with vinegar and apply it on the affected area to reduce redness and swelling.

8. To treat orchitis: 1 liang each of fresh roots of Solanum nigrum and Chinese lantern grass, and 2 green-skinned duck eggs. Add water and cook until done, drink the soup and eat the egg. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

9. To treat toothache caused by wind and toothworms: gargle with decoction of Solanum nigrum root. (Quanzhou Materia Medica)

10. Treat lung cancer of the blood stasis and water obstruction type, with swelling of the face and upper chest, and shortness of breath. Use 50g (fresh) 20g (dried) of this product, decocted in water and taken, 1 dose per day.

Now everyone should have some understanding of the medicinal value of Solanum nigrum. Solanum nigrum is widely distributed in my country and can be found in many places. Eating more wild vegetables such as Solanum nigrum is very beneficial to our health. Of course, the key to a healthy body still depends on a healthy lifestyle.