Solanaceae Physalis heterophylla Nees

Clammy Groundcherry

Lakota - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 60

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Scientific name: Physalis heterophylla Nees
USDA symbol: PHHEH3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Clammy Groundcherry
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Three or five berries used for lack of appetite.

RECRD: 4953 id: 26677

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