| SOLANAOEA: 549 
SOLANACEZL. . 
SOLANUM NIGRUM, -Linn. 
“Fig. — Wight Ic. t. 344; Jacg.-Pl. Rar. it., t. 326; Rheéde, 
Hort, Mal, «., t, 73. Garden Nightshade (Huzg.), Morelle noire 
at.) Pepe ee 
- Hab.—Throughout India and Ceylon, .. All temperate and 
‘tropical parts of the world, The herb in fruit. | wd 
SOLANUM DULCAMARA, Jinn. - 
_ Fig.— Bentl. and Trim. t. 190. Bitter-sweet Nightshade 
(Eng.), Douce amére, Vigne vierge (Fr.). _ ee ee 
_ Hab.— Temperate W. Himalaya, Europe, Central Asia, 
The herb in fruit. Lea 
: Vernacular.—S. nigrum: Makoi, Garkamai (Hind.),: Kék- 
machi (Beng.), Kémuni (Mar.), Pilidu (@uz-), Manatta-kéli 
(Tam., Mal.), K&nchi-chettu, Kémanchi-chettu (Zel.), Kanchi, 
_ Ganiké (Can), S, duleamara: Inab-es-salib (Ind. Bazars). ee 
History, Uses, &c.— The Sanskrit names Kéka-méchir 
Kékamata, Dhvénksha-machi, Jaghana-phala and Kinkini are 
3 probably applicable. to both of these plants; whilst the verna- 
cular names, with the exception perhaps of the Hindi, are only 
applicable to S. nigrum. In the Nighantas the drug is de- 
Scribed as emollient, hot, sweet, strengthening, cardiacal and 
alterative; a useful remedy in dropsy, skin diseases, piles, fever, 
gouorrhcea, and inflammatory swellings. In a preparation 
called Hridayarnuvarasa it is combined with mercury and 
sulphide of copper as a remedy in heart disease. In India at 
the present time S. nigrum is in general repute as 
_ ®remedy for skin diseases, and.as a local application to 
= rheumatic -and gouty. joints, It is also valued as a diuretic . 
Under the name arpoxves or Teuxres the Greek physicians describe 
‘Several Solanaceous plants, one of which, the, 7rpexser , Maaing OF 7 
