The first record ofPhysalis angulataL. (Solanaceae) for the flora of Libya

Abstract

Physalis angulata has been discovered and recorded for the first time in the flora of Libya. This species was collected from the Bilash′har region belonging to the city of Tajura, about 20 km east of Tripoli. P. angulata is easily identified by its small yellow flowers without central dark spots in the center, and by pedulus globose berry enclosed within an inflated bladdery fruiting calyx. Detailed descriptions, photographs, habitat and ecology are provided for easy identification, and to facilitate further identification of this species and to warrant its future detection.

Physalis angulata Linn. as a medicinal plant (Review)

“…P. angulata L. is widely used as a traditional medicine in Southeast Asian and North and South American countries, but studies related to in vivo antibacterial activity in mice and humans have not yet, to the best of our knowledge, been conducted ( 2 ). An ethanol extract of P. angulata L. calyces suppressed the growth of Staphylococcus aureus , Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( 7 ).…”

“…Sandfly injects the infective stage, promastigotes, during blood meals ( 1 ). Promastigotes that reach the puncture wound are phagocytized by macrophages ( 2 ) and transform into amastigotes ( 3 ). Amastigotes multiply in infected cells and affect different tissues, depending in part on the Leishmania species ( 4 ).…”

“…The Greek word ‘physalis’, which translates to ‘bladder’, is used to describe the inflated calyx. Popular names for P. angulata L. include camapu, cutleaf groundcherry, wild tomato, winter cherry, cow pops, Chinese lantern, mullaca, koropo (in Western Africa), wild gooseberry and ciplukan (in Indonesia) ( 2 ). The extracts or infusions of this plant are used as antimalarial, anti-asthmatic and for dermatitis treatments.…”

Altın Çilek/Yer Kirazı (Physalis Peruviana L.) Meyvesinin Botanik Özellikleri ve Sağlık Üzerine Etkileri

“…10 Hoş kokulu, tek veya çok yıllık, dik veya yatık, bazen rizomlu, tüysüz veya tüylü, dişli veya loblu yapraklara sahip bitkilerdir. 11 Yapraklar basit, alternat dizilişli; yaprak ayası lanseolat ile ovat şeklinde, saplı veya sapsızdır. Çiçekler ışınsal simetri, yaprak aksillerinde tek tür dışında hepsi pedisellat şeklindedir.…”

Description of Ciplukan Toxicity (Physalis angulata L.)

“…6 Traditional Japanese society uses ciplukan for antipyretic purposes, 7 ciplukan fruit is cultivated by the American people for food, while traditional Chinese people use the ciplukan to treat acne. 8 Even though traditional medicine is medicine that comes from nature, the assumption that traditional medicine is safe to use and avoids harmful effects is wrong. The use of traditional medicine must be able to consider various things such as the correct dose, the exact time and method of use, as well as the accuracy of information review, because the inappropriate use of traditional medicine can potentially increase various unwanted symptoms.…”