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Physalis angulata

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Physalis angulata

Physalis angulata is an erect, herbaceous, annual plant belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. It reproduces by seed. Its leaves are dark green and roughly oval, often with tooth shapes around the edge.

Uses

Malaria, Toothache, Tepatitis, Rheumatism.

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It include Terpenoids, Carotenoids, Flavonoids and Polysaccharides. [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam Pee-inota-inodien
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Cutleaf Ground Cherry, dog tomato, cold cherry


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovate to ovate-oblong Blunt or pointed or rounded (somewhat asymmetric) at base, pointed at tip.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Broadly ovate-heart-shaped Yellowish-green Flowers are nearly 1 cm long, 1-2 mm.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple Fruit Ellipsoid Fruit is about 1-1.8 cm long, within the balloon-like calyx; seeds about 1.7 mm long Yellowish {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Physalis angulata, an emerging horticultural crop in western Mexico. The crop was introduced by the commercial demand for “milpero” a kind of husk tomato of small fruit and high commercial value. It is established in 0.5 ha monoculture plots. Its small-scale cultivation favors greater yields. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical region.

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