Aubergine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Haiti, UK, Dominican Republic, Belgium, India(Santal), Mexico, Guyana

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Anemia, Anodyne, Antidote

Science studied: ALUMINUM, BETA-AMINO-4-ETHYL-GLYOXALINE, ARACHIDIC-ACID, ARSENIC

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Solanum melongena

Common names: Aubergine, Eggplant, Aubergine (DE); Berenjena (ES); Eggplant (EN), Aubergine, Eierfrucht, Aubergine, Marignan, Beigani, Bringelle, Aubergine, Soulier vernis, Demba, Eierfrucht, Eierpflanze

POWO: 820053-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Haiti, Elsewhere, UK, Dominican Republic, Belgium, India(Santal), Mexico and 9 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Anemia
• Anodyne
• Antidote
• Aphrodisiac
• Astringent
• Bronchitis
• Burn

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Haiti
• Elsewhere
• UK
• Dominican Republic
• Belgium
• India(Santal)
• Mexico
• Guyana
• Malaya
• Venezuela
• Japan

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Anemia
• Anodyne
• Antidote
• Aphrodisiac
• Astringent
• Bronchitis
• Burn
• Cancer
• Carminative
• Cholera
• Dysentery

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abscess · China · "
• Anemia · Haiti · "
• Anodyne · Elsewhere · "
• Antidote · Elsewhere · "
• Aphrodisiac · UK · "
• Astringent · China · "
• Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
• Burn · Dominican Republic · "
• Cancer · Belgium · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Cholera · Elsewhere · "
• Dysentery · India(Santal) · "
• Dysuria · Elsewhere · "
• Enterorrhagia · China · "
• Gonorrhea · Haiti · "
• Hepatitis · Elsewhere · "
• Hypertension · Mexico · "
• Hypnotic · Mexico · "
• Kidney · Haiti · "
• Nervine · Haiti · "
• Nipple · China · "
• Otitis · Guyana · "
• Pancreas · Haiti · "
• Piles · Malaya · "

37 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Estimation of Combining Ability and Elucidation of Gene Action and Heritability of Quantitative Characters in Brinjal (Solanum Melongena L.) · 2026 source ↗
• Population structure analysis and construction of DNA fingerprinting in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) based on whole-genome resequencing · 2026 source ↗
• Tiny but powerful: protoplast isolation in <i>Solanum melongena</i> L. and RNPs mediated genome editing. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• BETA-AMINO-4-ETHYL-GLYOXALINE
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• ARSENIC
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• ASPARTIC-ACID
• BORON
• CADMIUM
• CAFFEIC-ACID
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CHLORINE
• CHLOROGENIC-ACID
• CHROMIUM
• COBALT

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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