Bolsa Mullaca

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Upper Volta, Japan, Trinidad, Haiti, China, Ghana, Africa, Thailand

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Analgesic, Antidote, Antiseptic, Asthma

Science studied: CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, KILOCALORIES, PROTEIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Solanaceae

Scientific name: Physalis angulata

Common names: Bolsa Mullaca, Winter Cherry, Angular Winter-cherry, Ba pist chi, Bu'an metzula, Chandia tton’tto, Chapuca, Coqueret, Coqueret anguleux, Cut-leaved Ground-cherry, Cutleaf groundcherry, Cutleaf groundcherry (EN), Kanten-Blasenkirsche, Kantige Blasenkirsche (DE), Kasena, Kowane monkamo, Lanceleaf Groundcherry, Papicha finu puka chi, Pchfux-las-dan, Petit poc-poc, Saka pukuna, Siri pia

POWO: 195334-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Upper Volta, Japan, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Haiti, China, Ghana, Africa and 3 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Analgesic
• Antidote
• Antiseptic
• Asthma
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Indigestion

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Upper Volta
• Japan
• Elsewhere
• Trinidad
• Haiti
• China
• Ghana
• Africa
• Thailand
• Nigeria
• East Indies

Documented cultural uses

• Analgesic
• Antidote
• Antiseptic
• Asthma
• Diuretic
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Indigestion
• Labor
• Narcotic
• Nausea
• Nephritis

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Analgesic · Upper Volta · "
• Antidote · Japan · "
• Antiseptic · Elsewhere · "
• Antiseptic · Trinidad · "
• Asthma · Upper Volta · "
• Diuretic · Haiti · "
• Diuretic · Japan · "
• Expectorant · China · "
• Fever · Haiti · "
• Fever · China · "
• Fever · Ghana · "
• Fever · Japan · "
• Fever · Trinidad · "
• Indigestion · Trinidad · "
• Labor · China · "
• Narcotic · Elsewhere · "
• Nausea · Upper Volta · "
• Nephritis · Trinidad · "
• Rectitis · Trinidad · "
• Sleeping sickness · Upper Volta · "
• Sterility · Africa · "
• Swelling · Japan · "
• Syncope · Ghana · "
• Throat · Africa · "

10 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Polymorphism and genetic structure in Physalis angulata Brazilian germplasm · 2026 source ↗
• Water deficit exposure: physiological and biochemical changes in Physalis angulata L. (Solanaceae). · 2026 source ↗
• Cardiometabolic Effects of Cinnamomum burmannii, Physalis angulata, and Eleutherine bulbosa Combined Extracts in Hypercholesterolemic–Diabetic–Hypertensive Rats · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• KILOCALORIES
• PROTEIN
• WATER
• ASH
• PHOSPHORUS
• FIBER
• FAT

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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