Physalis is a type of drug nutritious crops. Besides leaves, fruits, stems and roots also have healing power. This plant is an annual shrub vegetation, which is classified as weeds. Physalis may be found in empty lands that are not too muddy. Like the edge of the gutter, the edge of the train rails, garden edges, slopes and riverbanks. Could grow at an altitude of 0-1800 feet above sea level.
These plants stand upright with a height between 30 cm to 50 cm and trunked green square, branched, and short hair. Leaves alternate and notched, stemmed 7-25 mm, with a round shape and the tip of a pointed elongated egg. Size 3.5 to 10 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.
The upper surface of leaves beneath the surface of the green and light green and smooth haired. Flowers fruit out of the armpit leaves yellowish. Lantern-shaped fruit, yellow when ripe, sweet, slightly sour.
From America
Physalis, according to a similar-shaped fruit similar to fresh vegetables such as chayote, and eggplant, are included in the plant family Solanaceae (eggplant-terungan). This plant comes from the Latin American tropics.
However, although classified as an eggplant, chemical contents such as chlorogenik acid, citric acid and fisalin. In addition, the fruit also contains malic acid, alkaloids, tannins, kriptoxantin, vitamin C and sugar, as well as elaidic acid.
The chemical content, such as modern medicine, has been tested by a laboratory process and is believed to cure various diseases. In accordance with its nature: analgesics, peluruh urine, neutralizing the toxins (detox), and also suppress the cough. In Chinese pharmacology, the plant is believed to have a bitter flavor and soothing properties.
It’s just unfortunate, either because there are still people who have not understood the efficacy of medicinal plants, or simply not interested at all to develop a culture of traditional ingredients, often, the plant was cleared away along with the cleaning of weeds and other wild plants.
Conversely, for you who are interested to cultivate these plants, could be using the seeds. Sowing seeds and young plants were moved to planting. Plant maintenance is easy, like other plants need adequate water by watering or by maintaining soil moisture. In addition, fertilization is needed, especially the basal fertilizer.
Benefit
1. Influenza and Laryngitis
Physalis Plant (all parts) that has been cut into pieces about the size of 3-4 cm, dried, then wrapped to keep moist longer. Then take approximately 9-15 grams of boiling water, the water was drunk. Do as much as three times daily, or as needed and / or recipe directions.
2. Diabetes mellitus (diabetes). Same as number one. But at the boil, boil with 2 cups of water, until remaining 1 glass. After chilling filtered, drinks at once in the morning. The waste can be boiled once again, to be drunk in the afternoon.
3. Lung disease. Same as number one. When boiling, use 3-5 cups of water. After boiling, let cool and strain it, drink the water three times daily.
4. Epilepsy. Physalis Fruit 80-10 grains eaten every day.
