Herb in Thai notifiable formulas

Solanum Trilobatum Fruit

มะแว้งเครือ · Mawaeng Khruea

Solanum trilobatum L.

Family
Solanaceae
Part used
fruit
Crude drug
Solani Trilobati Fructus
In the announcement
Used in 8 notifiable formulas (1 as capsules)
Solanum Trilobatum Fruit, dried green mature fruit
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Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)

Constituents and quality criteria of Solanum Trilobatum Fruit

Summarised from the Solanum Trilobatum Fruit monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried green mature fruit.

The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.

Constituents

Solanum Trilobatum Fruit contains solasodine.

Raw material quality criteria

Loss on dryingNot more than 6.0% w/w
Acid-insoluble ashNot more than 1.0% w/w
Sulfated ashNot more than 11.0% w/w
Water-soluble extractiveNot less than 5.0% w/w
Ethanol-soluble extractiveNot less than 3.0% w/w

Storage: Solanum Trilobatum Fruit shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.

Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Solanum Trilobatum Fruit

8 formulas containing Solanum Trilobatum Fruit

Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.

Development potential

Develop Solanum Trilobatum Fruit into a product with the TIBD group

In notifiable formulas8 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria5 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria

Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway