SOLANALS 201 , NIGHTSHADES. 
Leaves interruptedly pinnated, downy ; flowers white ; tuberous. 
Habitat, Chili. 
ity. Leaves and fruit narcotic, ics 
fe Pickers wbound in starch, which is sometimes used as arrow-root, so rte Seb: 
inferior quality, causing flatulence, and disordering the stomach of de: Teel eookede 
They are among the most valuable of known food, if perfectly ripe and w : 
2. 8. Duleamara Linneus.—(BrtreRsWEET.) Fig. 272. 
Stem scrambling ; leaves ovate-cordate, the upper hastate; corymbs 
| opposite the leaves ; flowers violet ; berries red. 
Habitat, Hedges. 
— Quality. Diaphoretic, diuretic, 273 
-Aacro-narcotic, 
&. Chronic catarrhs, rheu- 
Matism, gout, eczema and 
Psoriasis. The root and 
young branches, in the form 
of a decoction, much di- 
luted with milk, have been 
recommended in scrophu- 
ous or glandular obstruc- 
tions. Smith._—'The plant 
18 a dangerous narcotic, and 
its gay tempting berries 
have ‘occasionally caused 
Serious accidents among 
mn and others who 
have eaten them. In medi- 
“ine the plant has been con- 
Sidered serviceable both in- 
ternally, and used as a 
in lepra, and other 
_ Cutaneous disorders. It is 
_ Said to have been advanta- 
Seously exhibited in asthma. 
BLACK 
Fig. 273 
_ “M2 annual; stem erect, 
angular; leaves sinuate- 
toothed, downy ; flowers 
flea — black, 
. wit le pul ; 
Mm which is ceed ee 
embedded 
NicutsHane. ) 
ae ee 
Pig. 273.—solanum nigrum ; a, a transverse section of fruit ; b, seed, 
