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Cape Gooseberry
Physalis peruviana
Cape Gooseberry · Ground Cherry · / · Alchechengi del Peru · Alchechengi del Perù · Ananaskers · Ananaskirsebær · Andenkirsche · Appelderliefde · Appelliefie · Appelliepie · Bu'an ne'ekhal · Cape gooseberry · Cape-Goosberry · Cape-gooseberry
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Venezuela
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Nausea
Science studied: ARACHIDIC-ACID, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, BETA-CAROTENE
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 peruviana
Common names: Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry, /, Alchechengi del Peru, Alchechengi del Perù, Ananaskers, Ananaskirsebær, Andenkirsche, Appelderliefde, Appelliefie, Appelliepie, Bu'an ne'ekhal, Cape gooseberry, Cape-Goosberry, Cape-gooseberry
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Venezuela.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Nausea
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Venezuela
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Nausea
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
- A High-Efficiency Yet Sustainable Fresh-Keeping Strategy Inspired by Calyx of <i>Physalis peruviana</i>. · 2026 source ↗
- Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana L.) juice inhibits foodborne pathogens while promoting probiotic bacterial growth. · 2026 source ↗
- Impact of fruit development, methyl jasmonate treatment, and soil physicochemical factors on targeted functional metabolites in Physalis peruviana L. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CITRIC-ACID
- COPPER
- 2,3-DEHYDROWITHANOLIDE-E
- 4-DEOXYPHYSALOLACTONE
- ELAIDIC-ACID
- FLUORIDE
- GLUCOSE
- 4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-F
- IRON
- KAEMPFEROL
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MALIC-ACID
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- MUCILAGE
- NIACIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PERULACTONE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYSALACTONE-B
- PHYSALIEN
- PHYSALIN-B
- PHYSALOLACTONE
- PHYSALOLACTONE-B-B-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- PHYSOPERUVINE
- PHYSOPERUVINIUM-CHLORIDE
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POTASSIUM
- POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE
- POTASSIUM-CITRATE
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUTIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- TANNINS
- TARTARIC-ACID
- WATER
- WITHANOLIDE-S
- WITHAPERUVIN-A
- WITHAPERUVIN-C
- WITHAPERUVIN-D
- XANTHOPHYLL
- ZEAXANTHIN
- MAGNESIUM
- FAT
- 4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-E
- SULFUR
- WITHANOLIDE-E
- CALCIUM
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- N,N,-DIMETHYLPHYSOPERUVINE
- 3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- PHLOBAPHANE
- PHYSALIN-A
- PHYSALOLACTONE-B
- PROTEIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SUGARS
- THIAMIN
- WITHAPERUVIN-B
- WITHAPERUVIN-E
- CARBOHYDRATES
- PHYTIN-PHOSPHORUS
- OLEIC-ACID
- FIBER
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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