Editing Solanum pseudoquina (section)

== Fruit and uses ==

A horticultural account lists the fruit as used fresh, but a safe human serving and a reliable distinction between safe and unsafe plant parts are not established. Two species-specific chemistry studies report steroidal glycoalkaloids or glycoalkaloid-related analytical findings; the studies do not establish a human dietary threshold. <sup id="cite_ref-5">[[#cite_note-5|[5]]]</sup> <sup id="cite_ref-6">[[#cite_note-6|[6]]]</sup>

A 2024 veterinary study documented spontaneous cattle poisoning associated with green-leaf ingestion and experimentally administered green leaves to four cattle. Reported signs included apathy, muscle tremors, ataxia, motor incoordination, and difficulty rising; one animal given a 40 g/kg dose died, and repeated dosing produced cardiac alterations. The study concerns cattle consuming green leaves under the described conditions, not human fruit consumption, so it should not be converted into a human dose or a blanket fruit-toxicity claim. <sup id="cite_ref-7">[[#cite_note-7|[7]]]</sup>