Purple Fruited Pea Eggplant Powder / Thuduvelai Powder

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Order: Solanales

Family: Solanaceae

Binomial name: Solanum torvum

Purple Fruited Pea Eggplant is a vegetable, which is suitable to call a wild vegetable because it is grown in the forest, hillock, behind houses, nearby paddy fields, and other places. In India, this plant is popularly known as thuduvelai. It is used to make different dishes based on the family’s desire. Due to the medicinal value of this herb, it helps to treat some health problems from ancient times.

This plant has thorns and is creepy to see, and its fruits are too small. Apart from the leaves, every part of this plant is used as a medicine. The medicinal properties of this plant are anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antimicrobial properties. The minerals contained in this plant are fiber, calories, calcium, protein, iron, phosphorus.

Health Benefits

• Purple Fruited Pea Eggplant is the best medicine to treat asthma and other respiratory problems.
• The leaves act as a stimulant that promotes the immune system and protects from harmful diseases.
• Thuduvelai helps to improve brain function. The active compounds of this herb increase memory power.
• The Purple Fruited Pea Eggplant leaves help to reduce heat and gas-related problems.
• This herbal plant also helps to promote the digestive system and cure digestive-related problems like indigestion, constipation, etc.