“…Their uses in indigenous medicine range from weight reduction to the treatment of many ailments including asthma, allergic rhinitis, nasal catarrh, skin infections, rheumatic diseases and swollen joint pains, gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, dyspepsia [3]. Several studies support the folkloric use of plants in local foods and medicinal preparations; For example, various investigators reported significant analgesic, antiinflammatory, anti-asthmatic, anti-glaucoma, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and weight loss effects of eggplants, particularly S. melongena, on test animals and animals human beings [4]. Pharmacological properties have been attributed to the presence of certain chemical substances in plants, such as fibers, ascorbic acid, phenols, anthocyanins, glycoalkaloids and α-chaconine [5,6].…”