An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L)
Solanum villosum (L) is a therophyte belonging to family Solanaceae. It is commonly known as red-fruit nightshade, is a brittle-stemmed weed distributed throughout the tropical and temperate regions of the world including Kenya, China, India and Pakistan. S. villosum is a traditionally important pla...
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| author | Kulsoom Zahara Nabeela Ahmad Yamin Bibi Fatima Bibi Huma Mehreen Sadaf Nadia Sardar |
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| description | Solanum villosum (L) is a therophyte belonging to family Solanaceae. It is commonly known as red-fruit nightshade, is a brittle-stemmed weed distributed throughout the tropical and temperate regions of the world including Kenya, China, India and Pakistan. S. villosum is a traditionally important plant used in various systems of medicine for the treatment of leucorrhoea, nappy rash, wounds, and cold sore as well as an ointment for sores and abscess. Plant also possess analgesic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, antidysentric, antinarcotic, emollient, diuretic, tonic, soporific, laxative, anticancer, antiulcer, antimicrobial, molluscicidal and antiparasitic activity. S. villosum is rich in various phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, steroids, phenols, tannins, carbohydrates, glycosides, amino acids and proteins responsible for various bioactivities of plant. S. villosum is used as a leafy vegetable and is valued as wild edible supplement diet. It helps in overcoming the deficiency of nutritional constituents and boosting up the immunity of body. This review reveals the detailed exploration of the botany, phytochemistry and pharmacological and nutritional aspects of S. villosum in order to provide a direction for further research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bd9c0a718094d43bac6b9a0575e64f82022-12-22T03:11:02ZengElsevierMedicine in Drug Discovery2590-09862019-06-012An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L)Kulsoom Zahara0Nabeela Ahmad1Yamin Bibi2Fatima Bibi3Huma Mehreen Sadaf4Nadia Sardar5Corresponding author.; Department of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanSolanum villosum (L) is a therophyte belonging to family Solanaceae. It is commonly known as red-fruit nightshade, is a brittle-stemmed weed distributed throughout the tropical and temperate regions of the world including Kenya, China, India and Pakistan. S. villosum is a traditionally important plant used in various systems of medicine for the treatment of leucorrhoea, nappy rash, wounds, and cold sore as well as an ointment for sores and abscess. Plant also possess analgesic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, antidysentric, antinarcotic, emollient, diuretic, tonic, soporific, laxative, anticancer, antiulcer, antimicrobial, molluscicidal and antiparasitic activity. S. villosum is rich in various phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, steroids, phenols, tannins, carbohydrates, glycosides, amino acids and proteins responsible for various bioactivities of plant. S. villosum is used as a leafy vegetable and is valued as wild edible supplement diet. It helps in overcoming the deficiency of nutritional constituents and boosting up the immunity of body. This review reveals the detailed exploration of the botany, phytochemistry and pharmacological and nutritional aspects of S. villosum in order to provide a direction for further research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590098619300077 |
| spellingShingle | Kulsoom Zahara Nabeela Ahmad Yamin Bibi Fatima Bibi Huma Mehreen Sadaf Nadia Sardar An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L) Medicine in Drug Discovery |
| title | An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L) |
| title_full | An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L) |
| title_fullStr | An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L) |
| title_full_unstemmed | An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L) |
| title_short | An insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of Solanum villosum (L) |
| title_sort | insight to therapeutic potential and phytochemical profile of solanum villosum l |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590098619300077 |
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