Plant Physalis alkekingi (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Bladderherb; Lantern

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
3-ALPHA-TIGLOYLTROPANE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	not available	4000.0	-0.04	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	not available	5000.0	-1.34	Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN	2	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CUSCOHYGRINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	not available	110000.0	-0.82	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN	78	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEO-BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN	24	Fruit	not available	7000.0	-0.55	Duke, 1992 *
PHYSALIEN	1	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYSALIN-A	0	Plant	not available	500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYSALIN-B	2	Plant	not available	50.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYSALIN-C	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYSOXANTHIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOTROPINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Fruit	not available	2000.0	-0.76	Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS	0	Fruit	not available	20000.0	-0.80	Duke, 1992 *
TANNINS	0	Root	not available	110000.0	-0.95	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiedemic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiendometriotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antienteritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifatigue	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant	1	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Antifibrotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antigallstone	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antigingivitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihangover	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive	1	Duke, 1992 *