Solanum tettense
Solanum tettense
Safety & Hazards
The preparation and use of arrow poison made from the roots is practised by bushmen in Namibia[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Accidental feeding on the plant causes disorders in cattle (crazy cow syndrome) characterized by epileptic-like attacks. The poison acts on the central nervous system and the functions of the cerebellum, but does not cause fatal poisoning[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].
Botanical Description
Solanum tettense is a much-branched, sometimes prickly, perennial herb with stems that often become woody and persist; it can grow up to 3 metres tall, occasionally to 4 metres. The stems have many pale yellow prickles 1 - 5 mm long[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 500 Title Flora of Somalia Publication Author Thulin M. (Editor) Publisher Kew Publishing, London. Year 1993 ISBN Description Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses. , 615 Title Pharmacographia Indica Publication Author Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. Year 1890 ISBN Description Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.