Botanical name:-Solanum virginianum
Family name:-SOLANACEAE
English name :-Yellow berried night shade
Sinhala name:-Katuwel batu
Tamil names :-Kandan-kattari
Sanskirt name:-Kantakari-
Description:-Small shrub, about 20-40 cm high, prickles numerous , bright yello. Leaves deeply Pinnately lobed, 6-10 cm long, 5-9 cm wide; Petiole half length of the length. Inflorescencesfew – flowered, up to 10 cm long. Pedicels about 1 cm long ; corolla violet , about 2 cm diameter. Fruit
spherical, yellow, about 2 cm diameter.
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-None
Distribution:-Sri Lanka , India
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:- Anorexia, Chest pain, Toothache, Dropsy, Worm infestation, Pruritus, Vaginal candidiasis, Impotency, Alopecia areata, Vomiting, Dysurea, Renal calculi, Coughs, Asthma, Fever,Tuberculosis, Gonorrhoea, Catarrh.
Parts used to make medicine:-Whole Plant
Propagation:-Seeds