Steinmetz:Physalis

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Physalis alkekengi

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Solanaceae
English Names
  • Cape Gooseberry
  • Red Winter Cherry
  • Morelberry
  • Bladder herb
  • Lanterns
  • Lantern plant
  • Strawberry Tomato
Natural Habitat
  • U. S. A.
  • Europe (especially Balkan)
  • Persia
  • Asia
Part(s) Used
  • Fructus Alkekengi
Constituent(s)
  • physalin (bitter principle)
  • sugar
  • citric acid
  • fatty oil
  • tannin
  • mucilage
  • vitamin A
  • vitamin C
  • pectin
  • colouring matter
Action
  • detergent
  • aperient
  • diuretic
  • alterative
  • hepatic
  • febrifuge
  • stimulant
  • diuretic; used in affections of the bladder
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