Abstract:

Gewai saag is a folk medicine prepared by the leaves and the young stem of the Solanum nigrum L. This medicine is frequently used by the tribal and the local community of Uttarakhand state to relief of various sort of body pain. The medicine is highly effective in the joint pain and rheumatism. This article describes the method of preparation of the medicine and its applications along with an objective to conserve the practices of traditional knowledge of plant and plant’s products.