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Physalis alkekengi Linn - Kākanaja

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{{stub}}'''Kākanaja''' consists of dried mature fruit of Physalis alkekengi Linn. (Fam. Solanaceae), it occurs in S. It is native to Europe through China to Japan; it . It does not occur in India, but fruits are available in the Indian bazaar, in the name of kakanaja.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Gravel}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Malaise}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Skin inflammations}}, {{Uses|Bladder disorders}}, {{Uses|Kidney disorders}}.
===Flower===
{{Flower|Globose-conoid|6 mm long|whiteWhite, orange-red||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
==How to plant/cultivate==
It is a popular ornamental plant, widely cultivated in temperate regions of the world, and very hardy to below −20 °C.It can be invasive with its wide-spreading root system sending up new shoots some distance from where it was originally planted. In various places around the world, it has escaped from cultivation.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-97</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://eol.org/pages/581063/details"Morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_alkekengi"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[http://eol.org/pages/581063/detailsPhysalis alkekengi on eol.org]*[http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/lucid/Solanaceae/Solanaceae%20species/key/Australian%20Solanaceae%20species/Media/Html/Physalis_alkekengi.htmPhysalis alkekengi on flora.information]*[https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-0-387-70638-2_1183Physalis alkekengi on springer.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Repeat plant]]

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