**4.5** *Solanum torvum*

*S. torvum* (Solanaceae) also called turkey berry is an upright bushy and spiny perennial plant which is native to the Caribbean, southern Mexico, tropical and central America. However, it is also widely naturalized in the warmer and coastal regions of New South Wales, northern and eastern Australia, tropical Africa, Asia, Papua New Guinea, South-Eastern USA and on several pacific islands. The juice from this plant is used for the treatment of fever, sore throat, dropsy, rheumatism, gonorrhea, stomach ache, chest ailment, and asthma, while leaves and fruits can also be used to control a wide range of microbial activity [56]. The crude leave extract of *S. torvum* has demonstrated a significant inhibitory activity against two stains of *M. tuberculosis* (H37Ra and H37Rv) with MIC of 156.3 and 1250 μg/mL, respectively [57].
