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

 Physalis alkekingi (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bladderherb, Lantern
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLTROPANE Root -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit -- 4000.0 -0.04 *
0 ASH Fruit -- 5000.0 -1.34 *
2 CRYPTOXANTHIN Flower -- -- -- *
0 CUSCOHYGRINE Root -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed -- 110000.0 -0.82 *
78 LUTEOLIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 LUTEOLIN-7-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
3 MUCILAGE Plant -- -- -- *
0 NEO-BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN Plant -- -- -- *
24 PECTIN Fruit -- 7000.0 -0.55 *
1 PHYSALIEN Fruit -- -- -- *
0 PHYSALIN-A Plant -- 500.0 -- *
2 PHYSALIN-B Plant -- 50.0 -- *
0 PHYSALIN-C Plant -- -- -- *
0 PHYSOXANTHIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 PSEUDOTROPINE Root -- -- -- *
0 RESIN Fruit -- 2000.0 -0.76 *
0 SUGARS Fruit -- 20000.0 -0.80 *
0 TANNINS Root -- 110000.0 -0.95 *
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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.