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Common Names
Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TARTARIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 789000.0 | 829000.0 | 0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-E | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-S | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHAPERUVIN-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHAPERUVIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHAPERUVIN-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHAPERUVIN-D | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHAPERUVIN-E | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZEAXANTHIN | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticold | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 4 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |