Mora Health Dictionary

Black nightshade (Solanum americanum; also, Solanum nigrescens).

Plant Part Used: Leaf.

Dominican Medicinal Uses: Leaf: decoction, orally, for allergies, vaginal infections, cysts, fibroids, cancer (early stages), blood-cleansing, childbirth and postpartum recovery.

Safety: Leaf extracts in moderate amounts have shown relatively low toxicity; in excess, can cause adverse reactions; fruits contain toxic alkaloids.

Clinical Data: Human clinical trials: treatment of vaginal candidiasis (plant extract).

Laboratory & Preclinical Data: In vivo: immunomodulatory (leaf extract).

In vitro: antidermatophytic, antifungal (plant extract); antimicrobial (leaf extract); antitrypanosomal (plant extract).

* See entry for Hierba mora in “Part 3: Dominican Medicinal Plant Profiles” of this book for more information, including references.... hierba mora

(Gaelic) One who embraces the sun... morag

(Incan) A heavenly messenger; an angel

Moraikah, Morayka, Moraykah, Moraeka, Moraekah... moraika

See Hierba mora.... yerba mora

the ability to make moral judgments and to take responsibility for choices and actions.... moral agency

n. those values, normative rules, or principles according to which intentions or behaviours are judged to be *good or bad, *right or wrong. Such judgment can arise from cultural, religious, or philosophical beliefs. See ethics.... morality

n. a genus of short rodlike Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, usually occurring in pairs. They exist as parasites in many warm-blooded animals. The species M. lacunata causes conjunctivitis.... moraxella