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

Plant Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
2,3-DEHYDROWITHANOLIDE-E 0 Plant *
3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
4-DEOXYPHYSALOLACTONE 0 Plant *
4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-E 2 Plant *
4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-F 0 Plant *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 63.0 -0.65 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 365.0 2865.0 -0.11 *
ASH 0 Fruit 8000.0 47000.0 -0.25 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.1 84.0 0.01 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE 6 Root *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 80.0 585.0 -0.75 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 110000.0 929000.0 0.78 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 22000.0 -0.29 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 2.0 11.0 -0.14 *
ELAIDIC-ACID 2 Seed *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 12000.0 -0.55 *
FAT 0 Seed 63000.0 -1.07 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 32000.0 232000.0 0.85 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Acidifier 1 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) *
Allergenic 5 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Androgenic 1 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *