Botanical name -Solanu Nigrum English name – Black-berry night shade Tamil name – ManiththakkaaLi (‘Bead tomato’) Flowering time – February -July Fruit was a famine food ; Infusions are used in ysentery,stomach complaints and fever ; Plant juice is used on ulcers and other kin diPD-self seases ; Fruits are a tonic and appetite stimulant; Traditionally the plant was used to treat tuberculosis.