Cautions
Contains solanine alkaloids; ripe berries may be less toxic but unripe berries are poisonous; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Medicinal black face god leaf for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Medicinal black face god leaf does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Solanum nigrum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial43 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Digestive25 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Respiratory5 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin34 records, 19 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome53 records, 23 in people
