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Solanum trilobatum is a climbing shrub or scrambling subshrub in the nightshade family, native to India, Sri Lanka and mainland Southeast Asia, used in traditional medicine and Indian cooking. It is grown as a tropical perennial, so it needs warmth, humidity and good drainage to thrive.
Solanum trilobatum is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is native to India, Sri Lanka and mainland Southeast Asia. It is used as a medicinal herb.
Solanum trilobatum is not only used in the Indian cuisine for culinary purposes and a home medication as a remedy for common ailments such as fever, cold and cough, it has been the subject of numerous scientific investigations to validate its traditional medicinal uses and to isolate and identify the active compounds responsible for its therapeutic effects. Here are some key areas of research:
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum trilobatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
