Solanum nigrum

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Night shade herb

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Medicinal plant, of the genus Solanum, from the Solanaceae family, parent plant of Herba Solani nigri (nightshade herb), whose extracts have systemic and external medicinal uses.
The ingredients of Solanum nigrum are the steroid alkaloids solanine, solasonine and solamargin. Furthermore saponins as well as various other steroidal alkaloids. Tanning agents.

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Medical applications:

  • Systemic: Various studies have shown that extracts of Solanum nigrum have a suppressive effect on various diseases. tumor cell lines and hepatoprotective. Furthermore, they increase the cytotoxicity of various tumor cell lines. Cytostatics (Cisplatin, Doxyrubicin and others)
  • External: Extracts are used for eye inflammation, as compresses for acute inflammation of the skin.

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  1. Lai YJ et al (2016) Anti-Cancer Activity of Solanum nigrum (AESN) through Suppression of Mitochondrial Function and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules 21. pii: E553.
  2. Liu FP et al (2016) Hepatoprotective effects of Solanum nigrum against ethanol-induced injury in primary hepatocytes and mice with analysis of glutathione S-transferase A1. J Chin Med Assoc 79:65-71.
  3. Nguta JM et al (2016) Antimycobacterial and cytotoxic activity of selected medicinal plant extracts. J Ethnopharmacol 182:10-15.
  4. Razali FN et al (2016) Tumor suppression effect of Solanum nigrum polysaccharide fraction on breast cancer via immunomodulation. Int J Biol Macromol 92:185-193.
  5. Singh DP et al(2015) Hepatoprotective Effect of A Polyherbal Extract Containing Andrographis Paniculata, Tinospora Cordifolia and Solanum Nigrum Against Paracetamol Induced Hepatotoxicity. Pharmacogn Mag 11(Suppl 3):375-379.
  6. Tai CJ et al (2013) Aqueous Extract of Solanum nigrum Leaves Induces Autophagy and Enhances Cytotoxicity of Cisplatin, Doxorubicin, Docetaxel, and 5-Fluorouracil in Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med doi: 10.1155/2013/514719
  7. Wang CW et al(2015) Cisplatin-, Doxorubicin-, and Docetaxel-Induced Cell Death Promoted by the Aqueous Extract of Solanum nigrum in Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cells. Integr Cancer Ther 14:546-555.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles