A Review On Ethnomedicinal Use Nutritional Value Phytochemistry And Pharmacological Characteristics Of Solanum Incanum L.-An Important Medicinal Plant

Pharmacological properties of medicinal plants and various natural products of plant origin lie in the chemical constituents they contain. Thus in most cases the principal aim of phytochemical analysis of plants and natural products is to detect isolate characterize and identify these chemical substances. This paper reviews scientific works carried out on the ethnomedicinal uses phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of Solanum incanum L. It was understood that various parts of this plant were traditionally used to treat various types of ailments. A study of literature reveals some notable pharmacological activities of the plant such as antimicrobial activity antimalarial activity the antinociceptive effects antioxidative property immunological effects and many more medicinal values. Various phytochemical analyses carried out on the plant also revealed the presence of vast array of phytocompounds which were medicinally important. There for this paper was reviewed and provided some of the up to date scientific works carried out on this important traditional medicinal plant.