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Love Apple
Solanum mammosum
Love Apple · Susumber · Berenjena de cucarachas (ES) · Euter-Nachtschatten · Nipple fruit · Nipplefruit · Nipplefruit (EN) · Warziger Nachtschatten · Zitzen-Nachtschatten · beringela · käringtomat · macawbush · nipplefruit · pig's-ears · vaquinha
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Costa Rica, Salvador, Haiti, Costarica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Bite(Dog), Bladder, Cold, Colic
Science studied: SOLANIDINE, SOLASODINE, SOLASONINE
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 mammosum
Common names: Love Apple, Susumber, Berenjena de cucarachas (ES), Euter-Nachtschatten, Nipple fruit, Nipplefruit, Nipplefruit (EN), Warziger Nachtschatten, Zitzen-Nachtschatten, beringela, käringtomat, macawbush, nipplefruit, pig's-ears, vaquinha
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Elsewhere, Costa Rica, Salvador, Haiti, Costarica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Bite(Dog)
- Bladder
- Cold
- Colic
- Diuretic
- Kidney
- Neuralgia
- Piles
show 9 more documented entries
- Poison
- Sore
- Wound
- Insecticide
- Nephritis
- Burn
- Elephantiasis
- Heart
- Sting(Caterpillar)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
- Elsewhere
- Costa Rica
- Salvador
- Haiti
- Costarica
- Dominican Republic
- Venezuela
- Honduras
- Java
Documented cultural uses
- Bite(Dog)
- Bladder
- Cold
- Colic
- Diuretic
- Kidney
- Neuralgia
- Piles
- Poison
- Sore
- Wound
- Insecticide
show 5 more documented entries
- Nephritis
- Burn
- Elephantiasis
- Heart
- Sting(Caterpillar)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- SOLANIDINE
- SOLASODINE
- SOLASONINE
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.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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