Korokkottai (Yellow Berried Nightshade)
Solanum virginianum
About Korokkottai (Yellow Berried Nightshade)
Korokkottai (Yellow Berried Nightshade) (Solanum virginianum) is a herb used in the Siddha Medicine tradition to help with Asthma, Cough, Digestive Issues, and Fever. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Solanum virginianum, also called Surattense nightshade, yellow-fruit nightshade, yellow-berried nightshade, Thai green eggplant, Thai striped eggplant (from the unripe fruit), is a species of nightshade native to Asia (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia), and is adventive in Egypt. It is a medicinal plant used in India, but the fruit is poisonous.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist