Effect of alkaloids of Solanvm melongena on the central nervous system

Pharmacological activities of Solanum melongena Linn. (Brinjal plant)

“…Analgesic property is because of the alkaloids. [12] Analgesic Activity Vohora et al, 1984 tested the effect of crude alkaloidal fraction isolated from leaves of Solanum melongena on the central nervous system. It exhibited significant analgesic effect.…”

Saponosides stéroïdiques de l'aubergine (Solanum melongena L.) I. Intérêt alimentaire, méthodologie d'analyse, localisation dans le fruit

“…Quelques vertus médici-nales lui sont aussi attribuées (Arveiller, 1970). De nos jours, les opinions divergent encore sur les qualités sanitaires de ce légume-fruit : effets toxiques attribués aux alcaloïdes ((Claringbold et al, 1982;Dalvie & Bovie, 1984;Kibler et al, 1985) ou vertus pharmacologiques et diététi-ques (Mitschek, 1970;Kritchevski et al, 1975;Vohora et al, 1984). La (Schreiber, 1968) (Fig.…”

Nigerian Solanum Species of Economic Importance

“…3-O-3-lyco-tetraoside, desgalactotigonin, and solamargine isolated from the berries showed inhibitory activity against JTC-26 (100, 97.9, 100%, respectively in concentration of 15 gg/ml) (Saijo et al, 1982). It has also been shown that the crude alkaloid fraction isolated from the leaves of Solanum melongena exhibited significant analgesic effect and some CNS depression in mice but no anticonvulsant action (Vohora et al, 1984). This effect was also noted for S. scabrum alkaloidal fraction (Adesina & Gbile, 1984).…”