Talk:Solanum nigrum
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I expanded the page slightly while I was looking for an already made article. I needed it for a text-based RPG I was on, where I teach Herbology, along with a few other things. Dragon Expert 15:53, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tamil name
The 28 April edit by 65.214.154.131 changes the Tamil name from manathakkali to sundaikkai. However, the Solanum torvum page identifies that nightshade as sundaikkai. Most of the literature I've seen does so as well, and identifies S. nigrum as manathakkali (for example, (Mohan et al., 2008). So I'm reverting this edit. If someone has a contrary reference, I'd appreciate seeing it. Thanks!
Natarajankrishnaswami (talk) 19:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Is it really poisonous?
The IPGRI publication, listed at the bottom of the page, discusses black nightshade as a widely used food source, which seems to contradict the information given here on the black nightshade being highly poisonous.
Waitak 07:06, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, it is poisonous. Just like the potato plant and other related plants, the black nightshade contains Solanine, a very toxic substance. However, cooking may destroy at least part of this substance. bogdan 09:45, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
Still, given that it's a significant alternate crop, it might be wise to mention that it can be prepared in ways that (like the potato, apparently!) don't put the consumer's health at risk.
Waitak 10:11, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
- I found this:
- "EDIBLE PARTS: Ripe berries are made into jam, but do not eat raw." [1]
- bogdan 10:20, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
From what I've seen the deadliest part of the plants are the unripe berries but when they are ripe they are the least toxic and are sometimes eaten. cyclosarin 09:18, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] poison
"It is poisonous to eat, and so should be avoided by people with pets.": no pets here, so I can then eat it?
Also http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Crops/Wonderberry.html says it is OK... --Jidanni 2006-04-15
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- "There is a lot of disagreement over whether or not the leaves or fruit of this plant are poisonous. Views vary from relatively poisonous to perfectly safe to eat. The plant is cultivated as a food crop, both for its fruit and its leaves, in some parts of the world and it is probably true to say that toxicity can vary considerably according to where the plant is grown and the cultivar that is being grown. The unripe fruit contains the highest concentration of toxins."
