Plant |
Family | Potato Family (Solanaceae) |
English |
Husk tomato, Downy groundcherry, Dwarf capegooseberry, Ground cherry, Hairy groundcherry, Low ground-cherry, Low hairy ground-cherry, Strawberry tomato |
Latin |
Physalis pubescens L. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Grass, Seed, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-edemic, Antifebrile, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hepatitic, antiinflammatory agent in liver diseases, Anti-pyretic, aperient, Aperitive, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Cleanses the blood, complaints of urinary system, constipation, cordial, Costive, Costiveness, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, depurant, Depurative, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, disorders of the urinary passage, dispel worms, Diuretic, Dropsy, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Ear infection, Ear infections, Edema, Expellant of bile, expel worms, Febrifugal, febrifuge, fluid accumulation, helmint, Hepatitis, Hydropsy, Icterus, inflammation of the bladder, inflammation of the ear, inflammation of the liver, Intermittent fever, jaundice, laxative, liver inflammation, mild laxative, Mildly laxative, movements of the bowel, Oedema, otitis, Pectoral, problems in the urinary system, Pungent, Purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Quinine Substitute, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, snakebite, Snake bites, substitute for cinchona bark, to cleanse the blood, tonic, treatment for worms, Urinary bladder inflammation, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, worm, worms |
Foods |
Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice |
Other uses |
Narcotic, narcotic effect |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Costa Rica, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
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