Orange-ridged Physalis (Physalis alkekengi)

橘色沟酸浆jú sè gōu suān jiāngJusegousuanjiang

Physalis alkekengi · Plant

Physalis, standing in for Physalis alkekengi
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains solanine glycoalkaloids; unripe berries are toxic; limited safety data for medicinal use; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Orange-ridged Physalis for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Orange-ridged Physalis does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Physalis alkekengi and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.