Horsenettle

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, French, US, German, US(Appalachia), Dutch, English, US(Colonial)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Bactericide, Bronchitis, Diuretic

Science studied: SOLASONINE, SOLAURETHINE, SOLAMARGINE

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 carolinense

Common names: Horsenettle, Apple Of Sodom, Ball Nightshade, Ball-nettle, Bull Nettle, Carolina Horse-nettle, Carolina Horsenettle, Carolina horse-nettle, Carolina horsenettle, Carolina horsenettle (EN), Carolina nightshade, Carolina-Nachtschatten, Carolina-Nachtschatten (DE), Carolina-nachtschade, Devil's Tomato, Horse-Nettle, Horse-nettle

History

The source record documents this plant in Turkey, French, Elsewhere, US, German, US(Appalachia), Dutch, English and 1 additional place.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Anodyne
• Bactericide
• Bronchitis
• Diuretic
• Epilepsy
• Medicine
• Nerves
• Sedative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Turkey
• French
• Elsewhere
• US
• German
• US(Appalachia)
• Dutch
• English
• US(Colonial)

Documented cultural uses

• Anodyne
• Bactericide
• Bronchitis
• Diuretic
• Epilepsy
• Medicine
• Nerves
• Sedative
• Spasm
• Convulsion
• Asthma
• Tension

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

• Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of <i>Solanum carolinense</i>. · 2026 source ↗
• Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of <em>Solanum carolinense</em> · 2026 source ↗
• Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of <em>Solanum carolinense</em> · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• SOLASONINE
• SOLAURETHINE
• SOLAMARGINE

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.