| Physalis acutifolia (Miers) Sandw. Sharpleaf Groundcherry USDA PHAC6 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Baby Food Fruits eaten raw primarily by children. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Physalis acutifolia (Miers) Sandw. Sharpleaf Groundcherry USDA PHAC6 |
Pima, Gila River Food, Snack Food Fruit eaten primarily by children as a snack food. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq. Fendler's Groundcherry USDA PHHEF |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit Fruit eaten raw and cooked. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159 |
| Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq. Fendler's Groundcherry USDA PHHEF |
Mohave Food, Fruit Fruits eaten fresh by children. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207 |
| Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq. Fendler's Groundcherry USDA PHHEF |
Yuma Food, Fruit Fruits eaten fresh by children. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207 |
| Physalis hederifolia var. fendleri (Gray) Cronq. Fendler's Groundcherry USDA PHHEF |
Zuni Food, Sauce & Relish Fruit boiled in small quantities of water, crushed and used as a condiment. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 70 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Cherokee Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Cheyenne Food, Fruit Ripe fruits eaten in fall. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 39 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Dakota Food, Dried Food Fruits, when in sufficient quantity, dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Dakota Food, Sauce & Relish Fruit made into a sauce. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 362 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Dakota Food, Sauce & Relish Fruits made into a sauce for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Dakota Food, Winter Use Food Fruit dried and stored for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 362 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing Compound infusion of dried leaves and roots used as wash for scalds and burns. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound infusion of leaves and roots taken to vomit for bad stomachaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound infusion of leaves and roots taken to vomit for bad stomachaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Compound infusion of dried leaves and roots used as wash for venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 430 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Lakota Drug, Dietary Aid Three or five berries used for lack of appetite. 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 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Meskwaki Drug, Unspecified Root used as a medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 247 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Meskwaki Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 264 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Omaha Food, Dried Food Fruits, when in sufficient quantity, dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Omaha Food, Sauce & Relish Fruits made into a sauce for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Pawnee Food, Dried Food Fruits, when in sufficient quantity, dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Pawnee Food, Sauce & Relish Fruits made into a sauce for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Ponca Food, Dried Food Fruits, when in sufficient quantity, dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees Clammy Groundcherry USDA PHHEH3 |
Ponca Food, Sauce & Relish Fruits made into a sauce for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Dakota Food, Unspecified Bud clusters used in the spring for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 363 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Dakota Food, Unspecified Firm, young, green seed pods boiled with meat in the spring. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 363 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Dakota Other, Toys & Games Large calyx of plant inflated by children in play & popped by striking it on the forehead or hand. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 362 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Navajo Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Omaha Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root used for headache and stomach trouble. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as a dressing for wounds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Omaha Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root used for stomach trouble and headache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Omaha Drug, Unspecified Root used in smoke treatment for unspecified ailments. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Ponca Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root used for headache and stomach trouble. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Ponca Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as a dressing for wounds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Ponca Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root used for stomach trouble and headache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Ponca Drug, Unspecified Root used in smoke treatment for unspecified ailments. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Winnebago Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root used for headache and stomach trouble. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Winnebago Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used as a dressing for wounds. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Winnebago Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root used for stomach trouble and headache. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis lanceolata Michx. Lanceleaf Groundcherry USDA PHHI8 |
Winnebago Drug, Unspecified Root used in smoke treatment for unspecified ailments. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 113 |
| Physalis longifolia Nutt. Longleaf Groundcherry USDA PHLOL3 |
Keres, Western Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 59 |
| Physalis longifolia Nutt. Longleaf Groundcherry USDA PHLOL3 |
Pueblo Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh or boiled. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 40 |
| Physalis longifolia Nutt. Longleaf Groundcherry USDA PHLOL3 |
San Felipe Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh or boiled. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 40 |
| Physalis longifolia Nutt. Longleaf Groundcherry USDA PHLOL3 |
Zuni Food, Fruit Berries boiled, ground in a mortar with raw onions, chile and coriander seeds and used for food. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 70 |
| Physalis philadelphica Lam. Mexican Groundcherry USDA PHPHI |
Diegueno Drug, Eye Medicine Berries squeezed and the juice used as an eyewash. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 28 |
| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Mohave Food, Fruit Fruits eaten fresh by children. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 207 |
| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Navajo Food, Fruit Sour berries mixed with honey and eaten. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 17 |
| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Navajo Food, Preserves Sour berries used to make jam. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 17 |
| Physalis pubescens L. Husk Tomato USDA PHPUP4 |
Navajo Food, Staple Berries dried, ground into a flour and stored for winter use. Lynch, Regina H., 1986, Cookbook, Chinle, AZ. Navajo Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, page 17 |