Solanum melongena L.

Solanaceae

Common Names:
Ela-batu (S)
Vaddu, Vattu (T)
Wild eggplant (E)
Bhanthaki (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf

Uses in traditional medicine :

Porridge prepared from young leaves is taken in the morning to cure cough and throat infections
Given to convalescing patients
Used in the treatment of diarrhoea

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Tropane alkaloid: calystegines from leaves; catechol oxidase was found in soluble and particulate fractions of plant

Bioactivity :

Methanol extract of fresh leaves: bronchospasmogenic; aqueous extract of fruit: inhibits edema, antioxidative; aqueous extract of plant: inhibits immunologic and non-immunologic stimulation mediated anaphylactic reactions and TNF- secretion from mast cells; calystegines: glycosidases inhibitors; phenolics rich extract of fruit: inhibitors of key enzymes relevant for type 2 diabetes and hypertension; flavonoids extracted from fruits: hypolipidaemic

Clinical:

Fruit infusion has reduced total and LDL cholesterol levels and apolipoprotein B levels in blood

Note :

Young fruits are used as a vegetable

References :

Guimarães, P. R. et al., (2000), Eggplant (Solanum melongena) infusion has a modest and transitory effect on hypercholesterolemic subjects, Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 33(9), 1027-1036.

Han, S. W. et al., (2003), The aqueous extract of Solanum melongena inhibits PAR2 agonist induced inflammation, Clinica chimica acta, 328, 39-44

Kwon, Y. I. et al., (2008), In vitro studies of eggplant (Solanum melon- gena) phenolics as inhibitorsof key enzymes relavent for type 2 diabetes and hypertention, Bio source terminology, 99, 2981-2988.

Lee, Y. M. et al., (2001), Inhibition of immunologic and nonimmunologic stimulation-mediated anaphylactic reactions by water extract of white eggplant (solanum melongena), Pharmacological Research, 43(4), 405–409

Mans, D. R. A. et al., (2004), Spasmogenic effect of a Solanum melon- gena leaf extract on guinea pig tracheal chains and its possible mecha- nisms, Journal of ethnopharmacology, 95, 329-333.

Sharma, R. C. and Ali, R., (1980), Isolation and characterization of catechol oxidase from Solanum melongena, Phytochemistry, 19(8), 1597–1600.

Sudheesh, S. et al., (1997), Hypolipidemic effect of flavonoids from Solanum melongena, Chemistry and Materials Science, 51(4), 321-330.

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