Physalis, Winter Cherry Alkekengi, Halicacabus, CardispermumKaknaj, Habul Kaknaj, Kakenj (Unani)Suan Jiang (TCM) Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485 Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Flora von Deutschland (16), Kohler, 1884 Winter Cherry at the Urumqi Market, Xinjiang, China (Adam, 2017) Botanical name: Physalis alkekengiP. alkekengi var. francheti and P. pubescens of TCM are used similarlyThe related P. minima and P. minima var. indica are also used in Unani. Parts used: Fruit; herb and root less commonly Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Bitter, Sour“Cold and dry in the second degree” (Avicenna) Classifications: 3E. DIURETIC.  3F. LITHONTRIPTIC.  3Q. ANTHELMINTIC4g. HEPATIC Uses: Clears Heat and Damp, Resolves Stones, Promotes Urine: Edema, Stopped, Difficult, Dribbling or Burning Urine.Foul and Bloody Urine; Ulcers or Abscesses of the Urinary system.Dysuria (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)Regarded as specific for Gravel and Stones; said to help dissolve Stones, and passes the matter off as Gravel.“It is also useful in Urinary Ulcers” (Avicenna) Benefits the Kidneys: chronic Kidney weakness; Diabetes.Joint pain, Arthritis and Rheumatism. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis: traditionally for congealed BloodScrofula, Lymphadenitis. Clears Heat, Stops Cough: heat-type Cough with yellow phlegm, Sore Throat, Hoarseness (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)Hemoptysis.“Useful in cases of Asthma” (Avicenna) Clears Heat of the Stomach and Liver: cleanses the Liver, Jaundice (Matthiolus);…

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