Physalis peruviana Health Dictionary

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Linn.

Habitat: Native to tropical America; grown in the hills and plains throughout India.

English: Cape Gooseberry.

Ayurvedic: Parpoti (var.).

Siddha/Tamil: Perungunni, Potti- pallam.

Folk: Rasbhari, Mako.

Action: Plant—diuretic. Leaf— anthelmintic, an infusion is used in abdominal disorders. Fruits— a good source of carotene and ascorbic acid; eaten as a table fruit.

The fruit contain carotene (as vitamin A) 2,380 IU, thiamine 0.05, ri- boflavin 0.02, nicotinic acid 0.3 and ascorbic acid 49 mg/100 g; mineral matter 0.8%; phytin phosphorus 18, iron 2.0, ionizable iron 0.9, sodium 0.9, potassium 320, copper 0.19, and sulphur 43 mg/100 g. The juice from the ripe fruits contain considerable quantity of pectin. The chief acid is citric acid, but malic and tartaric acids are also present.

The plant is a source of highly oxygenated ergostane-type of steroids— withanolides and related compounds.
Health Source: Indian Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Physalis Alkekengi

Linn.

Family: Solanaceae.

Habitat: Native to South-east Europe and Japan; naturalized in many parts of the world; grown in Indian gardens.

English: Strawberry Tomato, Winter Cherry. ( Withania somnifera is also known as Winter Cherry.)

Ayurvedic: Raajaputrikaa.

Unani: Kaaknaj.

Action: Berries—diuretic, antitussive, oxytocic, analgesic, febrifuge; used for urinary disorders, suppression of urine, gout and intermittent fevers.

Berries contain flavonoids, including luteolin-7-glucoside and withas- teroids.... physalis alkekengi

Physalis Angulata

Linn.

Family: Solanaceae.

Habitat: Native to tropical America; cultivated in Indian gardens in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; also grows in moist places as a weed.

Action: Plant—diuretic.

salin B and F have been isolated from the ethanolic extract of the whole plant. Both physalin B and F are reported to inhibit the growth of several human leukaemia cell systems.

Aerial parts yielded seco-withano- lides—cleaved steroidal constituents containing physalins. In Taiwan, phy-

Family: Solanaceae.

Habitat: Throughout India, ascending up to 2,300 m.

English: Sun-berry.

Ayurvedic: Tankaari, Parpotikaa, Chirapotikaa.

Siddha/Tamil: Sodakku thakkali.

Action: Berries—diuretic, aperient, alterative. Used for gout and urinary diseases.

Quercetin 3-O-galactoside, isolated from the crude extract of the leaves, is reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory activity comparable to phenylbutazone in carageenan-induced rat paw oedema.

Physalis minima Linn. var indica C. B. Clarke is common weed in irrigated fields and bunds.

The plant contains withasteroids, physalindicanols, withaminimin and withaphysalin, 3-O-glucosides of kaempferol and quercetin, in addition to beta-sitosterol and its glucoside.

The diuretic action of Physalis minima leaves is attributed to the high content of potassium nitrate (8-10%).... physalis angulata

Thevetia Peruviana

(Pers.) K. Schum.

T. neriifolia Juss. ex

Family: Apocynaceae.

Habitat: Native to tropical America; cultivated as hedge plant in the plains throughout India.

English: Yellow Oleander.

Ayurvedic: Pita-Karavira, Ash- vaghna, Divyapushpa. (White and red-flowered var. is equated with Nerium oleander, the yellow- flowered var with T. peruviana.)

Siddha/Tamil: Pachiyalari.

Action: See Nerium oleander. Bark and leaves—bitter cathartic, emetic; poisonous. Roots—a plaster is applied to tumours.

All parts of the plant produce poisonous latex. Karnels contained nearly seven times as much glycosides as leaves, stems, flowers or fruit pulp. The roots and bark also contain glycosides.

Of all Thevetia glycosides, peruvo- side is the most important cardiac gly- coside. It produced a fall in right arterial pressure and a rise in cardiac output. A few cases of arrhythmia responded well to peruvoside. Thevetin and other glycosides are reported to exhibit digitalis-like effect. As a cardiac glyco- side, the potency of neriifolin is moderate. Cerberin is even weaker than neriifolin. Cerebroside is the weakest glycoside in its cardiac effect.

In addition to seeds, neriifolin and peruvoside have been isolated from the bark in small amounts.... thevetia peruviana

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