Solasodine is a poisonous alkaloid chemical compound that occurs in plants of the family Solanaceae such as potatoes and tomatoes.

[1] Solasonine and solamargine are glycoalkaloid derivatives of solasodine.

[1] Solasodine is teratogenic to hamster fetuses in a dose of 1200 to 1600 mg/kg.

[2] A 2013 literature survey found that various studies have indicated that solasodine may have diuretic, anticancer, antifungal, cardiotonic, antispermatogenetic, antiandrogenic, immunomodulatory, antipyretic and/or various other effects on central nervous system.

[3] It is commercially used as a precursor for the production of complex steroidal compounds such as contraceptive pills, via a 16-DPA intermediate.