cultivation method of Physalis alkekengi
flowering period: Physalis alkekengi blooms in spring.
management: fake acid pulp needs good sunshine. The height of seedlings is 15 ~ 2 cm, which leads to more lateral branches. Sex likes high temperature, and the suitable temperature for childbirth is about 22 ~ 28 degrees C.
fertilization: sandy loam is the best soil for soil improvement, and the drainage should be good.
propagation: the propagation adopts sowing method, which is suitable for sowing in spring and autumn, but spring is the best, and the suitable temperature for germination is about 2 ~ 25 C.
Morphological characteristics of Physalis alkekengi
Physalis alkekengi is an annual herb with a height of 5 ~ 8 cm.
the taproot is long and conical with slender fibrous roots. The stem is prismatic and cylindrical, with 4 ~ 5 longitudinal grooves, green and sometimes purple, and the upper part is forked.
Simple leaves are alternate, grassy, with petiole 4 ~ 15cm long and 1.5 ~ 7.5cm wide, tapering at the apex, broad wedge-shaped downward at the base, irregular serrations at the edge, 4 ~ 5 pairs of lateral veins, concave at the top and convex at the bottom.
Flowers are solitary in leaf axils, lavender; Calyx 5-parted, lobes base heart-shaped; Corolla funnel-shaped, about 3 cm in diameter, with 5 purple spots at the base of the inner surface of the tube.
the capsule is spherical, about 2 cm in diameter, and is wrapped with 5 persistent sepals.
the seeds are small and light brown.
flowering in summer.
ecological habits of Physalis alkekengi
Physalis alkekengi is born in fields, wasteland, around houses, fences or residential areas.
native to Peru, distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places; Guizhou is also cultivated.
the medicinal value of Physalis alkekengi
Physalis alkekengi is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, and it is called Physalis alkekengi. Leaves contain pseudophysinone and Weicha pseudophysinone; The whole grass contains pseudophysostigmine; Roots contain tropine and coumarine.
the whole herb has the effects of calming, eliminating phlegm, clearing away heat, detoxicating and relieving cough, and can be used for treating psychosis, rabies, common cold, rheumatalgia and scabies. The seeds are used as medicine, and they are called false Physalis seeds.
the oil content is 18.6%, including saturated fatty acid 11.1%, linoleic acid 2.8%, oleic acid 64.4% and unsaponifiable matter (stigmasterol and sitosterol) .83%.
It has the effects of clearing away heat, annealing, diuresis, expelling wind and diminishing inflammation, and can be used for treating fever, rheumatoid arthritis, sores, carbuncle, swelling and pain. The flower is used as medicine, and it is called false Physalis. Expelling wind and diminishing inflammation. Treat nasal deep.
sexual taste "selected Chinese herbal medicines in Yunnan": Sweet and bitter, flat. ? (toxic)
Functions and indications
① List of Medicinal Plants in Guangxi: Cough relieving, treating scabies and scabies. ?
② Selected Chinese Herbs in Yunnan: calming, eliminating phlegm, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Treat rabies, psychosis, epilepsy, rheumatalgia, boils and colds. ?
usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 1 ~ 2.
Edible value of fake Physalis alkekengi
ice powder made from fake Physalis alkekengi in Songming County, Yunnan Province (a drink often drunk by local people).