# Makoy

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> Makoy (Solanum nigrum) is a plant drug, also called Kakamaci and Makoya.

## Key facts

- **Botanical name:** Solanum nigrum
- **Family:** Solanaceae

## Names in the Indian languages

Every name form this project holds for this drug, with the script form first and the
transliteration after it. Sources per name are on the canonical page.

| Language | Names |
| --- | --- |
| Sanskrit | काकमाची (kākamācī) |
| Hindi | मकोय (makoya) |
| Tamil | மணத்தக்காளி |

## Names and identification

| Language | Name |
|----------|------|
| English | Makoy |

## Ayurvedic pharmacology (Dravyaguna)

| Property | Value | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| **Rasa** (Taste) | Tikta | Primary taste |
| **Guna** (Quality) | Laghu | Physical quality |
| **Virya** (Potency) | Sheeta | Heating/Cooling effect |
| **Vipaka** (Post-digestive) | Katu | Post-digestive effect |

## Dosage forms and preparation

**Dosage Forms:** Svarasa (fresh juice), Churna (whole plant powder), Kwatha (decoction), Capsules, Tablets, Syrup, Topical poultice

**Standard Dosage:** 10-20 mL fresh juice twice daily; 3-6 g powder per day; 50-100 mL decoction twice daily; 500 mg extract capsules twice daily

**Optimal Timing:** Traditionally taken in the morning on an empty stomach; before meals in digestive use; fresh juice preferably in morning

**Storage:** Fresh plant material processed within 6 hours of harvest. Dried powder below 25 deg C in airtight, light-resistant containers. Syrup at room temperature in amber bottles. Capsules/tablets in blister packs with desiccant.

**Marker Compounds:** Solasonine, Solamargine, [Solasodine](/glossary/compounds-q-t/#solasodine), Solanine (controlled), Diosgenin, [Quercetin](/reference/quercetinquercetin/), Caffeic acid, [Riboflavin](/glossary/compounds-q-t/#riboflavin)

### Synergistic Combinations

- Bhumi Amalaki (hepatoprotective synergy)
- [Kalmegh](/herb/kalmegh/) (liver protection and bitter tonic)
- Kutki (hepatic combination)
- [Punarnava](/herb/punarnava/) (hepatorenal protective)
- [Haridra](/herb/haridra/) (anti-inflammatory and liver support)

## Reference lists that include it

[Quercetin](https://nighantu.ageayurveda.com/reference/quercetinquercetin/)

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## Sources

- Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database (700+ herbs, CC-BY-4.0)
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India

Published by Age Ayurveda in the Nighantu. Educational reference only, not medical advice.
Incorporates material from the Amidha Ayurveda Herb Database under CC BY 4.0.