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Specimen profile
Poison Berry
Solanum indicum · Solanaceae
Skt · Brihati — “The large or spreading one”Hindi · Badi KateriMal · CheruchundaTam · Papparamalli
A prickly shrub used as a digestive stimulant and respiratory cleanser in the Dashamoola root group.
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Brihati is a multi-branched, prickly shrub with purple flowers and yellow berries. Its roots are intensely bitter and form an essential part of the small roots (Laghu Panchamoola). It is highly effective in clearing Kapha from the lungs and stimulating the digestive fire.
Identification markers
Densely prickly stem; leaves have large lobes; flowers are bluish-purple; fruits are yellow berries when ripe.
Rasa
Katu, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Kanthya
Dosha effect
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