(Solanaceae) Physalis angulata L.

Local name(s): (Top taep)

Medicinal use(s): Treat tonsilitis; also to treat snakbite

Part(s) used: entire herb

Field Characters: Delicate herb to 60 cm tall. Flowers yellowish white.

Locality: Vientiane, Feuang District.

Habitat: On an old field, roadside clearing.

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Collector(s): Bounhong Southavong

Collection number(s): BS 140

Collection Date: May 12, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2334759.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:


Meng Q, Fan J, Liu Z, et al. Cytotoxic Withanolides from the Whole Herb of Physalis angulata L. Molecules 2019,24(8):1608. doi: 10.3390/molecules24081608  

Novitasari A, Rohmawaty E, Rosdianto AM. Physalis angulata Linn. as a medicinal plant (Review). Biomed Rep 2024, 20:47. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1735

Ramakrishna PJ, Wali AF, Menezes GA, et al. Chemical Composition Analysis, Cytotoxic, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Physalis angulata L.: A Comparative Study of Leaves and Fruit. Molecules 2022,27(5):1480.  doi: 10.3390/molecules27051480 

Rengifo E, Gabriel V-A. (2013). Physalis angulata L. (Bolsa Mullaca): A Review of its Traditional Uses, Chemistry and Pharmacology. Boletín de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe 2013, 12(5):431