all those foraging in the wild classes I have attended and lived off of in weekends has always said to learn to distinguish between the nightshades.
Please learn to differentiate them this one you are showing is indded edible, berries when ripe. NOT leaves. nor the unripe ones. The one to be BEWARE of is the nightshade named but rally the Atropa belladona: Please look up all the guides and the internet for the distinguishing features. FOR a quick reference. == just as an side.... There is a good book, i have perused it though not bought it myself called the Black nightshades <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nfau8bsLyUUC&lpg=PA5&ots=KirxF8-AYT&dq=solanum+nigrum+medicinal+uses&lr=&pg=PP1&redir_esc=y&hl=en#v=onepage&q=solanum%20nigrum%20medicinal%20uses&f=false> i cant find it to buy may be better horticulture or botany libriries in INdia will have one. usha di On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:19 PM, <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote: > Thank you Dr Singh. I will make sure to pick only the ripe ones. > > Regards, > Ashwini > > On 01-Jul-2016, at 10:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes Ashwini ji, we used to eat ripe ones of both S. nigrum and S. villosum > in our childhood, but not unripe green berries considered toxic. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you Mr Garg. I will collect these more often. >> >> >> On 1 Jul 2016, at 13:01, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> We used to eat them in our childhood. >> >> On 1 July 2016 at 12:32, <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Dr Singh, >>> I forgot to ask if it is safe to eat the fruit. Please advise. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Ashwini >>> >>> On 30-Jun-2016, at 9:34 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yes Ashwini ji >>> Very good photographs. >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Ashwini Bhatia < >>> ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This small plant grows on the ground and on stone walls here. The fruit >>>> is a tomato-coloured small berry. 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