Solanum crispum Ruiz & Pav.

Solanum crispum is a bush that grows in moist places from semiarid to humid temperate regions in Chile. Its aerial parts were used traditionally to treat severe but not clearly identified conditions characterized by fever and it still recommended by herbalists, as a febrifuge. Different extracts of the plant exhibited antipyretic and/or anti-inflammatory activities in animal and human studies. Chemical analyses have identified several steroidal (solasodane) alkaloids, daucosterol, and the coumarin scopoletin, all of them could be possible responsible for the observed effects.