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Plant Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 2,3-DEHYDROWITHANOLIDE-E Plant -- -- -- *
0 3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-DEOXYPHYSALOLACTONE Plant -- -- -- *
2 4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-E Plant -- -- -- *
0 4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-F Plant -- -- -- *
0 ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed -- 63.0 -0.65 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 365.0 2865.0 -0.11 *
0 ASH Fruit 8000.0 47000.0 -0.25 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 0.1 84.0 0.01 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Root -- -- -- *
6 BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE Root -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Fruit 80.0 585.0 -0.75 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 110000.0 929000.0 0.78 *
77 CHLOROGENIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
23 CITRIC-ACID Fruit -- 22000.0 -0.29 *
12 COPPER Fruit 2.0 11.0 -0.14 *
2 ELAIDIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- *
0 FAT Seed -- 63000.0 -1.07 *
0 FAT Fruit 2000.0 12000.0 -0.55 *
15 FIBER Fruit 32000.0 232000.0 0.85 *
*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.