* Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to take black nightshade if you are pregnant. It might cause birth defects.
==Benefits and uses of Black Nightshade are==
* Despite serious safety concerns, S. nigrum is a widely used plant in oriental medicine where it is considered to be antitumorigenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, diuretic, and antipyretic.* black nightshade has been used for stomach irritation, cramps, spasms, pain, and nervousness.*It is an important ingredient in traditional Indian medicines. Infusions are used in dysentery, stomach complaints, and fever.* The juice of the plant is used on ulcers and other skin diseases* The fruits are used as a tonic, laxative, appetite stimulant, and for treating asthma and "excessive thirst.
* It is used topically as a treatment for herpes zoster, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, and deep skin infections (abscesses). The bruised, fresh leaves are put on the skin to treat swelling (inflammation), burns, and ulcers.
* Chinese experiments confirm that the plant inhibits growth of cervical carcinoma in mice==References==* ''Jain, S.K., (1968) Medicinal Plants, Thomson Press (India) Ltd., pp133-134.Jump up ^ Kaushik, D., Jogpal1, V., Kaushik, P., Lal, S., Saneja, A., Sharma, C., Aneja, K.R., Evaluation of activities of Solanum nigrum fruit extract Archives of Applied Science Research; 2009, 1 (1): 43-50''* ''Traditional Phytotherapy among the Nath People of Assam http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/S-EM/EM-02-0-000-08-Web/EM-02-1-000-08-Abst-PDF/EM-02-1-039-08-030-Sikdar-M/EM-02-1-039-08-030-Sikdar-M-Tt.pdf''* ''Jain, R, Sharma, A, Gupta, S, Sarethy, I.P., Gabrani, R., "Solanum nigrum: current perspectives on therapeutic properties." Altern Med Rev. 2011 Mar;16(1):78-85 http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/16/1/78.pdf''* ''Jian, L., Qingwang, L., Tao, F., Kun, L., (2008) Aqueous extract of Solanum nigrum inhibit growth of cervical carcinoma (U14) via modulating immune response of tumor bearing mice and inducing apoptosis of tumor cells. Fitoterapia, 79(7, 8):548-556.''* ''Wu, X. F.; Shi, H. P.; Tsang, P; Keung, E (2008). "Induction and in vitro culture of hairy roots of Solanum nigrum L. Var. Pauciflorum Liou and its solasodine production". Fen zi xi bao sheng wu xue bao = Journal of molecular cell biology / Zhongguo xi bao sheng wu xue xue hui zhu ban. 41 (3): 183–91. PMID 18630597.''
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