Solanum virginianum Kantakari Kateli

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Solanum virginianum

Scientific Name and Description

Solanum virginianum L

Herb Family

Solanaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Solanum jacquini WILLD.
Solanum sarmentosum NEES
Solanum surattense BURM. F.
Solanum xanthocarpum SCHRAD & WENDL

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	adkuntali, bhatkatai, bhatkatya, bhuiakhanderi, bhumiringani, bhur hingani, bhuringni, bhutkatya, choto-baigan, dhaturi, dorlika-phal, gulari, jangli-baigan, katai, kataikhuadda, kateli, kattay, kutia, raingani, remgani, rengni, ringni, satyanasi
Kannada	bilinelagulla, chikchunde, chikchundi, chikka sonde, chikkasonde, cikkasonde, gulla, kaateringini, kallante, kallatte, kantakaari, kantakari, kante, kirigulla, kuntakaari, nelagulla, nelagulle, nellagulla, raamagulla, ramagulla
Malayalam	kantakari valutina, kantakariccunta, kantakarichunta, kantakarivalutana, kantamkattiri, kantankattiri, puttachunda, puttachunta, velvottuvalutina
Marathi	bhiringani, bhonyaringani, bhuiringani, bhuyiringanee, kaateringni, kanteringani, kate-ringni, kate-vayangini, udaravani
Sanskrit	anakranta, bahukanta, bahukantaka, bahuphala, bhantaki, brhati, brihati, chitraphala, chudra, dartaki, dhavani, dhavanika, duhsparsa, dushpradharshini, dusparsa, ha, kantakari, kantakarika, kantakini, kantalika, kantashreni, kasaghni, kshetraja, kshudra, kshudrakantika, kshudravyagri, kshurika, ksudra, kuli, nidigdha, nidigdhika, pitatandula, prachodini, putrapada, rashtrika, sarpatanu, sinhi, sprihi, sudra, vrahali, vyaghri
Tamil	akkinitamam, anakkirantam, antattaci, arrumulli , cinkini , ciruvalutalai, ciruvalutalai , ciruvalutunai , cittiravaratti, cundung-katric, cundunghatrie vayr, cuntaram, cutturam, cutturu, cutturuki, cuvacakacakkini , ekkattatantai, iracanicevitakkoti, iracanicevitam, iyakkini, iyakkuritam, kandamkathiri, kandan-kaththiri, kandan-kattiri, kandangatari, kandangatri, kandangattari, kandangattiri, kandanghathiri, kandangkattari, kandankathiri, kandankaththiri, kandankatri, kandankattari, kankisam, kanndankathri, kantakarakam, kantakaram , kantakari, kantakarikai, kantan kattiri, kantankaddiri, kantankali, kantankalicceti, kantankari, kantankathri, kantankattari, kantankattiri, kantapunkikam, kantari, kanti, kantu , kantucceti, kapanacacceti, kapanacam, kapanacani , karalikam, kari , karimulli, kattuvakatattan, katumul, katumutkattirikkoti, konokkam, kotivalutalai, kuccapalam, kuli, kurotaparani, malamatipputu, mulkoticci, mulkututatari, mullikkai, mullukkoticci, mutkattari, nilaputpacevitam, nirattika, nirttittam, nitiktika , nitinatikam, nitintakkoti, nitintam , nitittikam, nittikam, nittiravari, nittiravarikkoti, nittitam, paparapaluttai, papparamulli, parattinpancu, piracotani#, piracotani, piracotini, piratti , ponniratti, puttukkani, siriya, siru-vazhunai, sutturam, tamanam, tantilainamatti, tatiri, tavani, tavaniyakkoti, tittika, udaravani, udavani, utakantankattari, utakkantankattiri, utaravani#, utaravani, utaravanitakkoti, utaravanitam, utavani, uttaravani, uttavalikakkoti, uttavalikam, uttavani, valutalai , varattantu , varttakikam, velvilimatu, viyakkiri, yamarutakam
Telugu	callamulaga, callamullaga, challa mulaga, challamulaga, erri vanga, jidduvusta, jidduvuste, kudaa, mulla vankaaya, nela mulaka, nela mullaaku, nela vakudu, nela-mulaka, nelamulaka, nelamullaku, nelamunga, nelavaakudu, nelavakudu, nelawakudu, nellamollunga, pinna-mulaka, pinnamulaka, raama mulaga, rammolaka, revatimunaga, tellanelamulaka, tellavakudu, thellangelamulaka, thellavaakudu, vaartaaki, vakudu, vakudu mulama, vankuda, vartaki, vauste, vuste
Tibetan	bya-ghri, ka-nta ka-ri, ka-nta-ka-r, ka-nta-ka-ri, kanta ka ri, ksu-tra
Urdu	katai, koteli khurd

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Herb usable parts

Roots

Fruits

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Solanum virginianum L. Subshrub Whole plant Cough; asthma; bronchitis and chest affections; sore throat; diuretic; toothache; swelling; abortifacient; skin diseases; laxative; rheumatism; diabetes; ulcers; heart diseases General; pregnant women Wagh and Jain 2015