Sour pulp is also called small juice, small light bulb, sour pulp and ghost lamp. Generally speaking, the shape of fruit looks like a small lantern. The scientific name is sour pulp, a famous Chinese medicine dog grape or gooseberry. Physalis alkekengi is a kind of berry, summer fruit and perennial herb. Physalis usually blooms in the middle and late May each year and bears fruit at the end of May. Usually it will be picked and listed in June and July.

What does the bottle gourd look like?

Physalis stems grow upright, with dense surface villi, thick leaves, wide oval shape, bell-shaped flowers, blue-purple filaments and anthers, and yellow fruits when mature.

Where does the bottle gourd grow?

Physalis alkekengi is suitable for growing in roadside or river valley areas at an altitude of 1km ~ 2km. Common producing areas are Yunnan, Xinjiang, Guangdong, Henan, Taiwan Province, Fujian and Northeast China.

Efficacy and function of Lagerstroemia indica

Sour pulp tastes sour, and the whole plant can be used as medicine. This kind of fruit can be eaten raw or made into jam, juice or fruit cake. Regular consumption also has the effects of strengthening essence and stopping diarrhea, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, resisting oxidation and diminishing inflammation, enhancing hematopoietic function, improving enzyme activity and preventing cell aging.