Physalis angulata, Njottanjodian, Pottichedi, Country gooseberry, ഞൊട്ടാഞൊടിയൻ , പൊട്ടിച്ചെടി

Family: Solanaceae
Vernacular names: Njottanjodian, Pottichedi, ഞൊട്ടാഞൊടിയൻ , പൊട്ടിച്ചെടി (Malayalam), Country gooseberry (English), Avagutha (Sanskrit), Sodakku (Tamil)
Distribution: Tropical Asia, Africa and Australia
Description: Erect herbs. Leaves ovate or elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers yellow with purple spot, axillary, solitary. Fruit a berry, globose; seeds many, discoid, minutely rugose.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Degraded forests and waste places
Flowering & Fruiting: July-December

Parts used: Whole plant
Properties & Uses: Plant is diuretic and it is used to treat fever. Leaves are used to treat stomach trouble, enema, abdominal pain and vaginal pain.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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