Alarka

தூதுவளை

Botanical Name: Solanum trilobatum

Family: Solanaceae

English Name: Red pea Eggplant

Malayalam Name: nan

Hindi Name: nan

Description

Solanum trilobatum, known as Tuduvalai in Tamil, is a prickly, scrambling perennial herb or shrub with woody bases, characterized by its numerous, curved, yellowish prickles on stems, stems that root at nodes, and rounded-ovate, obtusely 3-5-lobed leaves

Useful Parts

Leaves

Benefits

1 helping with cough 2. cold, bronchitis 3. asthma by loosening mucus and reducing congestion

Pharmacological Action

potent antioxidant anti-inflammatory antimicrobial effects.

Rasapancakam

Rasa: Katu, tikta

Guna: Laghu

Virya: Usna

Vipaka: Katu

Dosha Karma: Kaphavara