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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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiHIV | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 10 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |