What does Solanum nigrum look like?

Nightshade is an ornamental plant that people have domesticated and cultivated from wild nightshade. The plant has white flowers and a strong fragrance, and has a very high ornamental value. After being collected and dried, it can be soaked in water or used as medicine. Its edible and medicinal effects are particularly outstanding. However, people don’t know much about nightshade in their daily lives. Today, I will give you a detailed introduction to it, so that you can understand its specific effects and functions, and also let you know what nightshade looks like.

The efficacy and function of nightshade

1. Anti-cancer

Solanum nigrum not only has a beautiful appearance, it also has high medicinal value. The nutrients it contains, such as solanine, saponins and polysaccharides, are all natural anti-cancer substances. These substances can not only prevent gene mutations in human cells, but also inhibit the activity of cancer viruses, prevent cell canceration and prevent cancer from occurring.

2. Clear away heat and detoxify to prevent getting angry

Solanum nigrum is a Chinese medicinal herb with a cold nature. After people harvest it and dry it, they can directly use it to make tea. This can clear the heat and toxins in the body and prevent people from getting angry due to excessive heat and toxins in the body. It has a significant effect on alleviating common colds, fevers, toothaches, otitis media, and red and swollen eyes.

3. Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral

Solanum nigrum is also a traditional Chinese medicine that can reduce inflammation, kill bacteria and resist viruses. It can eliminate a variety of pathogenic bacteria in the human body and prevent inflammation from growing in the human body. The solanine contained in Solanum nigrum has a significant inhibitory effect on a variety of viruses, preventing them from growing and multiplying in the human body. It also has an excellent preventive and therapeutic effect on common viral colds, female mastitis, mumps and other diseases.

What does nightshade look like?

Nightshade has clusters of white inflorescences hanging on branches, just like white hostas gathered on green branches. Each flower looks like a blooming trumpet, so many regions also like to call nightshade hostas. However, there is no fixed answer to what nightshade looks like. Some regions say it looks like a hosta, while others say it looks like a white crane spreading its wings, so hostas and white cranes are both aliases for nightshade.