botanical record · discovered

Bitter Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Bitter Nightshade · Bittersweet · Acıtəhər quşüzümü · Allqu ñupchuy · Azeri-mahatsa · Bebrukārkliņš · Bittersuess · Bittersuesser Nachtschatten · Bittersweet (EN) · Bittersweet Nightshade · Bittersweet, Woody Nightshade · Bittersød natskygge

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Iraq, China, Turkey, Eurasia, Iceland, Europe, Chile, Denmark

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Analgesic, Anaphrodisiac, Bronchitis, Cancer

Science studied: BRASSICASTEROL, CAMPESTEROL, CITROSTADIENOL, CYCLOARTENOL-24-DIHYDROLANOSTEROL

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 dulcamara

Common names: Bitter Nightshade, Bittersweet, Acıtəhər quşüzümü, Allqu ñupchuy, Azeri-mahatsa, Bebrukārkliņš, Bittersuess, Bittersuesser Nachtschatten, Bittersweet (EN), Bittersweet Nightshade, Bittersweet, Woody Nightshade, Bittersød natskygge

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Iraq, China, Turkey, Eurasia, Iceland, Europe, Chile and 3 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Analgesic
Anaphrodisiac
Bronchitis
Cancer
Depurative
Diaphoretic
Diuretic
Emetic

show 27 more documented entries

Excrescence
Eye
Fever
Hypnotic
Laxative
Malaria
Narcotic
Poison
Resolvent
Rheumatism
Sedative
Skin
Sore
Stimulant
Swelling
Tumor
Tumor(Breast)
Wart
Antidote
Refrigerant
Sudorific
Alterative
Anodyne
Cardiotonic
Expectorant
Fatality
Tumor(Lung)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Elsewhere
Iraq
China
Turkey
Eurasia
Iceland
Europe
Chile
Denmark
Kurdistan
Spain

Documented cultural uses

Analgesic
Anaphrodisiac
Bronchitis
Cancer
Depurative
Diaphoretic
Diuretic
Emetic
Excrescence
Eye
Fever
Hypnotic

show 23 more documented entries

Laxative
Malaria
Narcotic
Poison
Resolvent
Rheumatism
Sedative
Skin
Sore
Stimulant
Swelling
Tumor
Tumor(Breast)
Wart
Antidote
Refrigerant
Sudorific
Alterative
Anodyne
Cardiotonic
Expectorant
Fatality
Tumor(Lung)

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

Untargeted metabolic analysis reveals intraspecific and organ-specific chemodiversity in Solanum dulcamara. · 2026 source ↗
Untargeted metabolic analysis reveals intraspecific and organ-specific chemodiversity in <i>Solanum dulcamara</i> · 2026 source ↗
Bittersweet dynamics from flowers to fruits: chemometric molecular networking reveals metabolic changes towards reduced toxicity over ontogeny in above-ground Solanum dulcamara chemotypes. · 2026 source ↗