Kantakari Fruit – Wild Aubergine (Junglee Baingan) Eggplant – Solanum xanthocarpum

Kantakari Fruit – Wild Eggplant, Wild aubergine, Jungali or Janglee Baingan

Latin – solanum xanthocarpum

Other Names – Kateli or Katelli Fruit, Kantakari Fruit, Choti Kateli, Chhoti kateri, Choti kateri, Bhatakataiyya, Rengani, Dusparsha, Kshudra, Vyaghri, Nidikdhika, Yellow berried Nightshade, Febrifuge plant, Kandan kattiri, Kantikari, Bhui Ringani, Nelamulaka, Bhiya Ringani, Kandiyari, Indian nightshade, Dhavani, Kshudra, Kantakarika, Kantalika, Remgani, Kateli, Kattay, Nelagulle, Rengni, Bhonyarengni, Kandankantiri, Nella Gullu, Challan mulaga, Wild Eggplant

Origin : India

Ayurvedic Properties

• Rasa (Taste) – Tikta (Bitter) and Katu (Pungent)
• Guna (Quality) – Laghu (light) and Ruksha (Dry)
• Veerya (Potency) – Ushna (hot)
• Vipaka (Post Digestive Effect) – Katu (Pungent)
• Karma (Action) – Kapha Vata Hara (Reduces Kapha and Vata Dosha), Vedna Sthapana (Reduces pain), Deepana (Induce digestive fire), Pachana (Stimulate Digestion), Rechana (Induce Purgation), Krimighana (Useful in Worm Infestation), Raktashodhak (Purifies blood), Shothahara (Reduces Swelling), Mutral (Diuretic), Sweda janan (Induces Sweating), Kushtha hara (Deals with skin problems), Jwara Ghana (Reduces temperature), Shwasajit (Manage Asthma and other respiratory conditions), Amadoshahara (Eliminates endotoxins from the body), Aruchihara (Improves appetite), Kanduhara (Reduces itching), Balapaushtik (Provides nourishment and improves strength).

– Avoid during Pregnancy