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

Common Names

Tomatillo

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	20.0	460.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	6000.0	82000.0	0.66	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.5	6.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	70.0	2580.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Fruit	40500.0	771000.0	-0.06	Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENES	0	Fruit	0.3	1.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE	1	Fruit	not available	13300.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
CHLORIDE	0	Fruit	140.0	1685.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID	23	Fruit	8010.0	11690.0	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Fruit	1.0	16.0	0.25	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID	0	Fruit	65.0	1971.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Fruit	6000.0	87000.0	0.02	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Fruit	6000.0	72000.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE	8	Fruit	3420.0	18980.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE	7	Fruit	11880.0	32400.0	-0.55	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Fruit	14.0	2974.0	11.27	Duke, 1992 *
IXOCARPALACTONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
L-ASCORBIC-ACID	1	Fruit	11.0	257.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Fruit	230.0	2150.0	0.01	Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID	15	Fruit	116.0	1500.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiberiberi	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticalculic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticanker	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinomic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic	3	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlimacteric	3	Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Anticoeliac	1	Martindale's 28th
Anticold	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	2	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.