Solanum surattense-An Important Medicinal Plant:A Review of Its Folklore Medicine and Traditional Uses

Ancient days peoples are purely depend on herbal drugs. Why because at that time allopathic drugs are not available for peoples. Now a day's both ayurveda and allopathic drugs are used. Some chronic diseases are completely not eradicated by allopathic drugs, for this reason ayurvedic drugs are more preferred than allopathic drugs. In India 3000 plants used for the medicinal value. In general 6000 medicinal plants in India are in use in traditional, folklore and used as a herbal medicine. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review in ayurveda in the pharmacological aspects of Solanum surattense. specifically this plant fruit used in the treatment of scorpion bite and other diseases like asthama, ear ache, skin diseases, putrified tooth aches, fever, anal diseases, kapha diseases, strengthening of penis, and other inflammatory diseases. The antibacterial activity detected was against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp.; Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Shigella dysenteriae and Vibrio cholera.