A BRIEF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF ETHNOBOTANICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SOLANUM INDICUM LAM.

Poisonberry is the colloquial name for Solanum indicum Linn. It grows to over one meter in height and is thorny and densely branched. It is usually found in India’s warmer regions, up to an altitude of 1500 meters. This important medicinal plant treats respiratory infections, skin infections, ulcers, dyspepsia, cough, and stomach discomfort in Ayurveda and Siddha, the Folk and Traditional Indian systems of medicine. The findings of evidence-based tests are compared to the folkloric use of Solanum indicum Linn. Despite being a rich source of solanine, one of the plant’s most feared poisons, Solanum indicum has proved its value as a reservoir of antioxidants with hepatoprotective, anti-tumor, cytostatic, anti-convulsant, anti-ulcerogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. The evaluation examines whether or not proper scientific methods have been followed in developing experimental evidence supporting Solanum indicum traditional applications, including in-vitro, in-vivo, and clinical trials. The study’s goal is to compile the most recent information on pharmacognostic research, medicinal purposes, chemical constituents, and other pharmacological effects. Solasodine, Solamargine, Solasonine, Solanine, and Solanidine were among the steroidal alkaloids and glycoalkaloids that researchers obtained. Several researchers have reported some pharmacological activity. Antioxidants, anthelmintics and antimicrobial activity, hepatoprotective, antioxidants, and antimicrobial activity.