Plant Details

Accepted name:: Alkekengi officinarum Moench [Solanaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 2

Alkekengi officinarum var. officinarum

Alkekengi officinarum var. franchetii (Mast.) R.J.Wang

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
alkekengi	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
alkekengi officinarum whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
alkikenji	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
alkékenge	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
alquequenje	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
alquequenji	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
arousak-e-posht-e-pardeh	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
arusak posht pardeh	Other	Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
bladder cherry	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
bladderherb	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
blasenkirsche	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
capulí	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
chinese lantern	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinese lantern-plant	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
chinese-lantern	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
clammy wintercherry	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
coqueret	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
coqueret alkékenge	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
franchet groundcherry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ground cherry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gul-i-kakandi	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
güvey feneri	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
hozuki	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese lantern	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese-lantern	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
jindenglong	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
judekörs	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
kaaknaj	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
kakanah	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kakanaj	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kakanaja	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
kaknaj	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
kekenadge	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
kupante	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
kākanaja (fruit)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kākenaj	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
lampionblume	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
lantern	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
papotan	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
physalis alkekengi	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
raajaputrikaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rajaputrika	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
red-flesh cape-gooseberry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
seu fructus physalis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sisayakkaali	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
strawberry groundcherry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
strawberry tomato	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
suan jiang	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
tesbihotu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
tottakkaali	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
uroos darparda	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
vejiga de perro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
winter cherry	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
winter-cherry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
عروسک پشت پرده	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
كاكنج	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
酸浆	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
酸浆根	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
Fruit		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
berries		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried fruit	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
fruit	dried mature fruit	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Physalis alkekengi L. Sp. Pl.: 183 (1753).
Boberella alkekengi (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 10: 59 (1903).
Physalis hyemalis Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 132 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Alkekengi officinarum Moench	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Physalis alkekengi	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Physalis alkekengi L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) European Red List of Medicinal Pl. (Allen et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Physalis alkekengi Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
Physalis alkekengi Linnaeus	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Physalis alkekingi L.	Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016)
Physalis alkengi L.	Wild Med. Pl. Resources in Bulgaria (Hardalova et al., 1998)

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