Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum, is native to Tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans, including Africa, Indochina, Hawai, and Madagascar.

In India, it is commonly used to treat stomach and mouth ulcer, cold, upset stomach, and piles.

Black Nightshade has the following benefits:

• an antioxidant
• anti-inflammatory
• helps with diabetes
• anti-viral
• helps with asthma
• prevents hypertension
• helps digestion
• helps with back pain
• natural laxative
• regulates kidney function
• skin conditions (apply topically)
• cramps
• spasms

I forage this plant in central MN.

I use the folk method for making all my tinctures, which uses no measurements except sizing things up with your eyes. So I put the plant material in a jar and then fill with alcohol.

Dosages -

Dosages for children are not provided in most herbals. To determine the correct dose you need to consider the size of the child, the ailment, the power of the herb you intend to use, and the adult dosage.

Young's Rule for determining dosage uses the child's age divided by twelve plus the age. The dosage for a 4 year old: 4/12+4 = 4/16 = 1/4 of the adult dose.