Medicinal Functions of Physalis Fruits for Biomedical Applications

    May 2021 in “ Austin journal of pharmacology and therapeutics ”
    Abdel-Fattah WI, El-Bassyouni GT
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    TLDR Physalis fruits have medicinal properties that can help treat various diseases and have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor effects.
    The document discusses the medicinal properties of Physalis species, highlighting their use in traditional medicine for treating various diseases such as cancer, leukemia, diabetes, ulcers, malaria, asthma, hepatitis, dermatitis, rheumatism, and more. Physalis fruits are rich in vitamins and have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Specifically, the methanol leaf extract of Physalis angulata L. has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and wound healing activity, with a study demonstrating its effectiveness in wound healing at concentrations of 1.25%, 2.5%, 5%, and 10% w/v. Additionally, the document mentions the use of Physalis alkekengi L. husk as a carbon source to create a porous carbon material with good adsorption performance for treating environmental water pollution. Furthermore, Physalis fruit extracts have been found to have antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor activities, with moderate antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria and anti-tumor activity against rat glioblastoma and murine melanoma cell lines.
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