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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Physalis alkekengi (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Guveyfeneri; Alkekenje; Suan Chiang; Teng Leng Ts'Ao; Alkekengi; Strawberry Tomato; Winter Cherry

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aperient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Bladder Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Detergent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diabetes China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Diuretic Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Dysentery China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Expectorant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Fever Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Gas China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Gout Eurasia Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.