Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Black Nightshade
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2(S)-2-AMINOADIPIC-ACID 0 Plant *
26-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-22-METHOXY-25D-5-ALPHA...CCO 0 Plant *
ALKALOIDS 0 Fruit 1010.0 -0.69 *
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf 4310.0 -0.32 *
ALPHA-SOLAMARGINE 0 Plant *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 110.0 4067.0 -0.07 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 1.0 110.0 -0.66 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant *
BETA-SOLAMARGINE 0 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 1999.0 14400.0 -0.28 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 64000.0 560000.0 -0.41 *
CAROTENE 0 Fruit 3600.0 5500.0 2.21 *
CHACONINE 0 Plant *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Leaf 50000.0 1.98 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Plant *
D-XYLOSE 0 Plant *
DESGALACTOTIGONIN 1 Fruit *
DIOSGENIN 7 Fruit 4000.0 12000.0 1.00 *
FAT 0 Leaf 4000.0 53000.0 -0.07 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 3 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiogenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 (View) *
Antiacne 2 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiadenomic 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
AntiAGE 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 (View) *