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Plant Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Black Nightshade
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 2(S)-2-AMINOADIPIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 26-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-22-METHOXY-25D-5-ALPHA...CCO Plant -- -- -- *
0 ALKALOIDS Fruit -- 1010.0 -0.69 *
0 ALKALOIDS Leaf -- 4310.0 -0.32 *
0 ALPHA-SOLAMARGINE Plant -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 110.0 4067.0 -0.07 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 1.0 110.0 -0.66 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
0 BETA-SOLAMARGINE Plant -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 1999.0 14400.0 -0.28 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 64000.0 560000.0 -0.41 *
0 CAROTENE Fruit 3600.0 5500.0 2.21 *
0 CHACONINE Plant -- -- -- *
1 CHOLESTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
23 CITRIC-ACID Leaf -- 50000.0 1.98 *
0 D-GALACTOSE Plant -- -- -- *
0 D-XYLOSE Plant -- -- -- *
1 DESGALACTOTIGONIN Fruit -- -- -- *
7 DIOSGENIN Fruit 4000.0 12000.0 1.00 *
0 FAT Leaf 4000.0 53000.0 -0.07 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.