botanical record · discovered

Susumba

Solanum torvum

Susumba · Wild Eggplant · Aubergine-pois, Fausse aubergine, Aubergine sauvage · Bélanjè bata, Mélonjèn dyab, Magwòt, Grenn magwòt · Devil's-fig · Foulberry Tree · M'riguja · Sari Angivi Keli · Shushumber · Susumba (Trinidad & Tobago); Berenjena cimarrona; Turkey berry · Teufels-Nachtschatten · Turkey berry · Turkeyberry · Wild egg plant · berenjena cimarrona · bhankatiya · devil's fig

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Philippines, Haiti, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, Malaya, Cameroon, Australia

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antidote, Arthritis, Asthma, Bladder

Science studied: ALKALOIDS, ASH, CAFFEIC-ACID, CALCIUM

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 torvum

Common names: Susumba, Wild Eggplant, Aubergine-pois, Fausse aubergine, Aubergine sauvage, Bélanjè bata, Mélonjèn dyab, Magwòt, Grenn magwòt, Devil's-fig, Foulberry Tree, M'riguja, Sari Angivi Keli, Shushumber, Susumba (Trinidad & Tobago); Berenjena cimarrona; Turkey berry, Teufels-Nachtschatten, Turkey berry, Turkeyberry, Wild egg plant, berenjena cimarrona, bhankatiya, devil's fig

History

The source record documents this plant in Philippines, Haiti, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Elsewhere, Sierra Leone, Malaya, Cameroon and 3 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Antidote
Arthritis
Asthma
Bladder
Convulsion
Cough
Cracked feet
Digestive

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Diuretic
Fumitory
Gout
Hemostat
Narcotic
Poison
Sedative
Skin
Spice
Sudorific
Syphilis
Ache(Tooth)
Urogenital
Parturition
Resolvent
Rheumatism
Splenomegaly

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

Philippines
Haiti
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Elsewhere
Sierra Leone
Malaya
Cameroon
Australia
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India

Documented cultural uses

Antidote
Arthritis
Asthma
Bladder
Convulsion
Cough
Cracked feet
Digestive
Diuretic
Fumitory
Gout
Hemostat

show 13 more documented entries

Narcotic
Poison
Sedative
Skin
Spice
Sudorific
Syphilis
Ache(Tooth)
Urogenital
Parturition
Resolvent
Rheumatism
Splenomegaly

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

Solanum torvum Leaf-Mediated Phytogenic Engineering of Zn- and Sr-Doped MgO Nanoparticles as an Efficient Photocatalyst · 2026 source ↗
From dormancy to germination: Transcriptome analysis reveals the potential involvement of heat shock proteins in gibberellin-induced seed dormancy release in Solanum torvum. · 2026 source ↗
Solacanin C, a new pregnane steroid from <i>Solanum torvum</i> fruits: structural elucidation, potent α-glucosidase inhibition, and <i>in silico</i> ADMET profiling. · 2026 source ↗