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

 Physalis francheti (Solanaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Bronchitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cough China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Pemphigus China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Pertussis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Sore(Throat) China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Tonsillitis China Lost Crops of the Incas.
*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.