COMMON NAME: Thuthuvalai or Red pea eggplant
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Solanum trilobatum
FAMILY: Solanaceae
SOIL: Well-drained loamy soil
ORIGIN: India
PLANT HEIGHT: 5 to 8 inches
PROPAGATION: Done stem cuttings or seeds.
- Thuthuvalai is the most traditional herbal plant.
- Solanum trilobatum plants are used to cure gastric complaints and treat liver problems, respiratory diseases, sinusitis & others.
- This plant contains amino acids, sugars, saponins, anthraquinone, and nutrients.
- It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial & anti-diabetic properties.