TURKEY BERRY -2
Solanum torvum [Tam: Sundaikkaai] -2
Fresh fruits of Solanum
torvum [Sundaikkaai] [per 100 gm] are reported to contain
Vitamins A,[12 mg] B,1
B6, C [130 mg] and Calcium [0.28mg occur in fair quantity in the fruits of
Turkey berry . Other important items Copper, Folic acid and Iron [24.5 mg]
Fibre [57.0 mg] besides protein and carbohydrate.
A number of steroidal
items- Sapogenine, Solaspigenine occur; besides Triacontanol ,
Tetratriacontianic acid , Camposterol aew reported from S.torvum
Parts of the plant are
used in treating fever, wounds and high blood pressure in addition to its food value as a vegetable
Fruit juice of S.torvum
is useful to alleviate anaemic problem due to its iron content and Folic acid.
Role of folate [folic acid] is quite complex in human physiology.
Such is the magnitude
of the value of Solanum torvum , treated with no social status. Even in day –to
day life a tendency to dismiss someone as of no consequence people groan கெடக்கறான் சுண்டக்காப்பய
– meaning tiny blob ‘turkey berry’. But, that cannot rob the fruit of its
value.
REFERENCES [Note Different forms of compiling references by researchers.
Futuristic Trends in Agriculture
Engineering & Food Sciences e-ISBN: 978-93-5747-515-0 IIP Series, Volume 3,
Book 1, Chapter 9 HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOLANUM TORVUM- AN OVERVIEW
Authors Muthu Reka. S Ph.D
Research Scholar Department of Home Science The Gandhigram Rural Institute
(Deemed to be University) Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.
muthurekasankar@gmail.com Dr. S.S. Vijayanchali Professor Department of Home
Science The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) Gandhigram,
Dindigul , Tamil Nadu, India
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