botanical record · discovered
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Tomatillo · Blasenkirsche · Blasenkirschen · Blærebægerslægten · Coqueret, Alkékenge, Physalis · Coqueret, Physalis · Coquerets · Dumplūnė · Ground-cherry · Groundcherry · Japanese Lanterns · Japanese lanterns · Judenkirschen · Miechunka · Physalis, Coqueret · Tomates · Tomatillos · Tsigo otheh
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Diabetes
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, CAROTENES
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 ixocarpa
Common names: Tomatillo, Blasenkirsche, Blasenkirschen, Blærebægerslægten, Coqueret, Alkékenge, Physalis, Coqueret, Physalis, Coquerets, Dumplūnė, Ground-cherry, Groundcherry, Japanese Lanterns, Japanese lanterns, Judenkirschen, Miechunka, Physalis, Coqueret, Tomates, Tomatillos, Tsigo otheh
POWO: 817444-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Diabetes
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
Documented cultural uses
- Diabetes
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Diabetes · Mexico · "
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
- Morphological Diversity, Germplasm Characterization, and Selection Index Analysis of Husk Tomato (<i>Physalis ixocarpa</i> Brot.) from Oaxaca, Mexico. · 2026 source ↗
- Partial diallel in Physalis ixocarpa Brot. to improve fruit production · 2024 source ↗
- Cytotoxic withanolides from the stems and leaves of Physalis ixocarpa. · 2023 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CAROTENES
- CITRIC-ACID
- COPPER
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- IRON
- MALIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYTIN-PHOSPHORUS
- RIBOFLAVIN
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- SODIUM
- SUGARS
- SULFUR
- THIAMIN
- VIT-PP
- WATER
- ZINC
- WITHAPHYSACARPIN
- CELLULOSE
- FAT
- L-ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- MAGNESIUM
- OLIGOSACCHARIDES
- POTASSIUM
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- WITHAPHYSACARNONE
- IXOCARPALACTONE
- CALCIUM
- CHLORIDE
- VIT-C
- SUCROSE
- FIBER
- PROTEIN
- DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID
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
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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