Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) is a species of small shrub plant height can be up to 5 meters. However, Turkey berry is mostly less than 2 meters. All parts of Turkey berry spiked, except the fruit are hairless. Turkey berry leaf shape, oval with a base similar to the banana heart and there is also a round tipped (obtuse).
Long leaf Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) 7-20 cm with a width of Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) between 4-6 cm. Flower Turkey berry has great numbers with a shape like a star with white color and a bit of yellow in the core. The Turkey berry fruit size and the numbers are much smaller (huddle).
Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) can grow wild in this forest, lowlands, up to the plateau
For planting Turkey berry this is better done when the dry season, but can grow well if planted when wet.
Fruit Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) has a pretty bitter taste and of course a lot of people who do not like. Then to get around bitterness, Turkey berry fruit often mixed with soup or douche. However, the efficacy of contains in Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) will be reduced if the fruit mixed in cooking compared with directly eaten raw.
There are no restrictions for the elderly or young children to consume a Turkey berry. In Thailand, Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) processed into vegetable Curry. In Indonesia many also use Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) as material mix of vegetables.
Historically in Indonesia, Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) is believed to give the health effects to humans.
Once examined, what is believed by the people of Indonesia it is true as well. Because in view of the existing content on the Turkey berry (Solanum torvum).
Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) contains a number of potentially pharmacologically active chemicals including the sapogenin steroid chlorogenin
Aqueous extracts of turkey berry (Solanum torvum) are lethal to mice by depressing the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets in their blood (Tapia and others 1996). A related chemical, cholecalciferol, is the active ingredient in a number of commercial rodenticides.
Extracts of the plant are reported to be useful in the treatment of hyperactivity, colds and cough, pimples, skin diseases, and leprosy.
Methyl caffeate, extracted from the fruit of S. torvum, shows an antidiabetic effect in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Cholinergic poisoning has been reported as a result of the consumption of Solanum torvum berries prepared in Jamaican dishes.
After looking at the content of Turkey berry (Solanum torvum), what comes to your mind?
Obviously some of us could develop and make it for more useful to humans.
Benefits of Turkey berry (Solanum torvum) has been used traditionally by the society in Asia:
1. Restore the health of the eyes. Shortsighted eyes and eyes minus can be overcome by use Turkey berry regularly. As it known in fruit is high in vitamin A content. So it's no wonder if the Turkey berry good for our eyes.
2. Overcome my swollen due to the blow of an object
3. Overcoming stomach pain
4. Treating menstrual disorders like no menstruation
5. As an antioxidant. A wealth of vitamin C in fruit, green hairy it is able to work as antioxidants and cancer of various opponents of free radicals.
6. High blood pressure medication, that is part of the fruit and its leaves
7. Lack of appetite.