| Family Name | Solanaceae |
| Scientific name | Solanum torvum |
| Common name | Black Nightshade Herb |
| Growth habit | Grown in tropical areas’ roadsides, Wild land, valleys and villages near wet places. |
| Leaf | Leaves singletons or geminivirus; blade ovate to elliptic, 6-12cm long and 4-9cm wide, pointed tip, base heart-shaped or wedge-shaped, not equal on both sides, entire or lobed. |
| Flower | Corymbs axil exogenously; calyx of goblet, outside of stellate hairs and glandular hairs, tip 5-lobed, lobes ovate-oblong; Corolla radial, 5-lobed, lobes ovate-lanceolate. |
| Fruit | Berries yellow, spherical, diameter - 1.5cm, glabrous; stems about 1.5cm upper enlarged. Seeds discoid, diameter 1.5 - 2mm. |
| More to learn | Solanum torvum can be cold and drought tolerance, humid environment. Soil in not demanding and extensive climate adaptability. Propagation methods are mainly cutting and layering. Layering can be carried out in the spring, put old rooted plants bending branches buried. Second year in spring, cut away from the mother, planted separately. Solanum torvum is a highly invasive annual weeds. Solanum rostratum adsorption of climbing ability is very strong. It has roots, and suction cup, which can firmly attached to the straight on the brick wall, concrete wall and stone slopes. |
| Properties | Bitter in taste. Cool earth. Little bit poison. |
| Treats | Heals bruises, swelling, pain, and cough. Root: for bonesetters stasis pain, muscle strain, stomach pain, toothache, amenorrhea, chronic cough. Fresh leaves: Governance swelling of unknown toxicity. |
| Reference | 水茄 水茄 水茄 |