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Plant Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
2,3-DEHYDROWITHANOLIDE-E 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-DEOXYPHYSALOLACTONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-E 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-F 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 63.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 365.0 2865.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 8000.0 47000.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.1 84.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE 6 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 80.0 585.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 110000.0 929000.0 0.78 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available 22000.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 2.0 11.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ELAIDIC-ACID 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 12000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 63000.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 32000.0 232000.0 0.85 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
Antiosteoarthritic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 3 Merck 11th Edition
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.