Bladder Cherry

Physalis is a name from

(fruit) Vitamin C

(fruit,rarely leaves)

Chinese Lantern

the Greek for bladder

organic acids, including

aperient , diuretic

Japanese lantern

(phusa)

malic and citric

anti-pyretic

phusalis

a bitter substance

mild sedative

strychnos halikakabos

physaline( a yellow,

nutritive

other varieties

bitter principle)

laxative

peruviana

pectinase

formerly used to treat

somnifera

glucose

renal calculi

viscosa

pectin

rheumatism

Winter Cherry

arthritis and gout

Alkegenge officinale

fruit eaten fresh

Coqueret

used for jam

Judenkirsche

whole plant in diuretic

Schlutte

wine

Cape Gooseberry

Lithal( a fruit extract to

Strawberry Tomato

which is added Lithium)

after scarlet fever (folk)

P. somnifera is a narcotic version of the familiar Chinese Lantern.its leaves are steeped in warm castor oil and applied to carbuncles and other inflammations.

The seeds are used to coagulate milk

For gout, take eight berries at the change of the moon

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