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[English Name] Water Nightshade Root
[Chinese Name] 水茄  
[Pinying Name] Shuiqie  
[Latin Name] Radix Solani Torvi  
[Genera] Solanaceae
[Efficacy] Blood circulation drug
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[Plant morphology]  
[Distribution]  
[Gathering and processing]  
[Characteristics]  
[Ecology]     It is shrub,prefers growing in road sidewastelandhillside bushesvalley and moist area nearby the village. It flowers year-round,breeds by seeds. Solanum aculeatissimum prefers warm and moist,doesn’t resistant to drought.  
[Chemical composition]  
[Pharmacological activities] Anti-plateletaggregationSolanum torvum Swartz and ethanol extract all have anti-plateletaggregation function, and the role of ethanol extracts is stronger[1].  
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[Properties]  
[Medical and other Uses]  
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[Traditional usage]

1. Innominate toxin swelling

2. Pain due to trauma and stasis, amenorrhea, lumbar muscle strain, stomachache, and toothache  
[Toxicological studies]  
[Pharmaceutical preparations]  
[References]

Chemical Composition:[1]State Administration Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Material Medical Editorial Board .Chinese Material Medical .Shanghai: Shanghai Scientific And Technical Publishers,1999,19:316(Total 6311).

Pharmacological Effects:

[1]Ji Yanyan.Watercress And Water Nightshade Extract Antiplatelet Aggregation.Foreign Medical Sciences(Chinese Medicine Part),2004,4(26):237.