Keep one of these at home for a delightful sight, and both its fruit and leaves can be used as medicine

In rural areas there are many wild fruits, but there is one black fruit that can be called a "miracle cure for detoxification," and it can also be grown as a potted plant. This fruit plant is called black nightshade.

Black nightshade is a small herbaceous plant, just a tiny specimen, and it has a very strong reproductive capacity. It produces a large number of black berries. These black berries are somewhat grape-like in shape. In the past, rural people would feed them to pigs, and sometimes they would use them as medicine or eat the berries directly. These black berries have a slightly sour and astringent taste, on the bitter side.

Both the fruit and leaves of black nightshade can be used as medicine. Their medicinal value is very high. If we feel dry mouth and tongue, or feel irritable, we can pick the berries of black nightshade and boil them in hot water. Drinking it as an herbal tea can clear heat and detoxify. In the past, rural people would process these black berries together with other medicinal plants into genuine Chinese herbal formulas, used for irregular menstruation, liver disease, gastritis, cold and cough, and sore throat. Of course, it must be done correctly.

Besides its medicinal value, black nightshade is also quite good as a household green plant. Bringing one home to plant is also very nice. The method of growing black nightshade is very simple. We pick the berries, first place them in a cool place to dry them, generally drying for 3 to 5 days, and once their skin becomes shriveled, they can be planted.

To grow black nightshade, we need moist and fertile soil, plus an appropriate amount of water. Put the dried black nightshade berries into the soil. Before long, the seeds will sprout, because black nightshade grows very fast, and its tolerance for drought is also not bad. It does not need too much care and cultivation, which is also very convenient.

Compared with some other potted plants like pothos and hanging baskets, black nightshade can not only serve as an ornamental plant, but its fruit and leaves can both be used as medicine. It can be placed on a balcony to keep a lush green appearance, and it bears a lot of fruit. Looking at it is also very pleasing. If you happen to catch a cold, or have a sore throat, you only need to pick some black nightshade leaves, boil them in water to make a soup, and drink a little and you will soon get better.