Makoi Fruit – Solanum nigrum – Black nightshade – Kakamachi

Makoi Fruit

Latin – Solanum Nigrum
Other Names : Black nightshade, Garden nightshade, petty morel, Makoi, Kakamachi, Kakahva, Makoy, Kakamachhi, Makdu phal, makduphal, makdu

Ayurvedic Classification :

• Rasa (Taste) – Tikta (Bitter)
• Guna (Quality) – Laghu (Light), Snigdha (Smooth)

• Virya (Potency) – Anushna (Not Too Hot)
• Vipaka (Post digestion effect) – Katu (Pungent)
• Effect on Tridosha – it balances all the three doshas – Vata, Pitta, Kapha