Other Names : Solanum xanthocarpum, Kantakari, Duhsparsha, Vyaghri, Kshudra, Nidigdhika, Kantakarika, Dhavani, Kantalika, Katvaedana, Kantakar, Kantakari, Febrifuge Plant, Bhoringani, Katai, Katali, Ringani, Bhatakataiya, Chhotikateri, Nelagulla, Kantakari Chunda, Bhauringani, Kataringani, Bhejiaugana, Ankarati, Chakada Bhaji, Kandiari, Kandangatri, Kandan Katri, Kandanghathiri, Nelamulaka, Pinnamulaka, Mulaka, Chinnamulaka,Vakudu
Special Precautions of Kantakari
Actions and Properties
The plant is bitter, acrid, thermogenic, anthelmintic, antiinflammatory, digestive, carminative, appetizer, stomachic, febrifuge, expectorant, laxative, stimulant, diuretic, rejuvenating, emmenagogue and aphrodisiac
Health Benefits and Uses of Kantakari
antiasthmatic, hypoglycaemic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-tussive, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antihistaminic, hypotensive and cytotoxic activity.
- The whole plant is useful in vitiated conditions of vata and kapha
- Kantakari is widely used to treat respiratory diseases. It is used especially in treating kasa (cough), shwasa (bronchial asthma), jwara (fever) etc.
- helminthiasis
- dental caries
- inflammations
- flatulence
- constipation
- dyspepsia
- anorexia
- leprosy
- skin diseases
- hypertension,
- fever
- cough
- asthma
- bronchitis
- hiccough
- lumbago
- haemorrhoids
- epilepsy
Chemical constituents
carpesterol, gluco alkaloid solanocarpine, solanine-S, solasodine, solasonine, solamargine, -solamargine, cycloartanol, stigmasterol, campesterol, cholesterol, sitosteryl-glucoside, stigmasteryl glucoside, solasurine, galactoside of -sitosterol, methyl ester of 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid and 3,4dihydroxycinnamic acid (caffeic acid), isochlorogenic, neochlorogenic, chlorogenic acids (fruit); flavonal glycoside, quercetin-3-0-D-glucopyranosyl-0--D-mannopyranoside, apigenin, sitosterol (flower); solanocarpine and amino acids (seeds); coumarins, scopolin, scopoletin, esculin and esculetin (leaves, roots and fruits); carpesterol, tomatidenol, norcarpesterol and solasonine (plant).
Used in patent medicine
Kantakari is used as an ingredient in many of the compound formulations like
- Vyaghriharitaki avaleha,
- Chavanaprasha
- Dasamoolarishta
- Vyaghri tailam
- Vyaghri ghrtam
- Vyaghriyadi kwatha
- Dashamula