Solanum anguivi explained

Solanum anguivi is a plant indigenous to non-arid parts of Africa, and is commonly known as forest bitterberry or African eggplant, although the latter term is most commonly associated with Solanum aethiopicum.

It is a traditional ethnomedicine in India.

References

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• Elekofehinti . O.O . Kamdem . J.P. Kade . I.J . Rocha . J.B.T . Adanlawo . I.G . 2013 . Hypoglycemic, Antiperoxidative and Antihyperlipidemic effects of saponins from Solanum anguivi lam. Fruit in alloxan-induced diabetic Rats. . South African Journal of Botany . 88 . 56–61 . 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.04.010. free .