Physalis Benefits And How To Make Morel Berry Into Herbs

Nowadays, many people are starting to realize the Physalis benefits and how to make into herbs. The plant also known as Physalis Minina, family Solanaceae, in English called Morel berry. There are so many benefits to gained from this plant, although the plant is one of weed.

Physalis growing in the wild, growing among shrubs that might be in your garden. But the existence of this plant is now difficult to find in urban areas. Indonesian has long used herbal concoction made of Physalis, including roots, fruit and leaves. Here is an herb that can applied to treatment of hypertension, diabetes, ulcers, diabetes, lung disease and epilepsy.

Physalis Benefits And How To Make Into Herbs

Physalis plant are analgesic or pain relievers. Also has potential as urine laxative or diuretic, neutralize toxins, and relieve cough. Other properties can activate the body and the gland functions as an anti-tumor. But Physalis Viscosa is toxic and can used for pesticides.

Physalis plant has chemical constituents in the form of Chlorogenik Acid, citrun acid, fisalin, flavonoids, saponins, polyphenols. Physalis fruit contains malic acid, alkaloids, tannins, kriptoxantin, vitamin C and sugar. Physalis seed is containing Elaidic acid. In Indonesia, the herbs to treat several diseases, some of the benefits of Physalis and how to process into herbs are:

1. To treat hypertension. Take 5 grams of dried leaves and input into the water as much as 110 ml. Then the mixture boiled for 10 to 15 minutes and stirred evenly. When finish, strain the herbs, and the dose for a drink is 80-100 ml. Make cooking water 2 times a day to drink every morning and evening. And this herb should not be more than 24 hours.
2. For the treatment of diabetes. Take 10 grams of dried herbs and water to 400 ml. How to create and dose herbal drink is the same as the treatment of hypertension.
3. Physalis benefits to treat boils and ulcers. Provide 1 handful of leaves, 1 teaspoon fennel Alyxia reinwardtii BL, 1 pieces of betel leaves plus a little salt. Combine all ingredients to blend into soft, then rub around the boils. For ulcers, use 1 handful of leaves plus 2 tablespoons of whiting. Puree both material and paste it into the affected part.
4. Treatment of Diabetes. Take the plants have fruit with roots and cleaned. These plants boiled in 3 cups water to boil down to 1 cup. This herb is filtered and taken once a day.
5. Physalis benefits to treat pain associated with the lungs, such as shortness. Take plants with roots and fruit, then boiled with 5 cups of water. Strain this herb and drink 1 cup, 3 times a day.

Physalis fruit or Chinese Lantern, this plant has a long history as a medicinal herb in India and the Middle East. Physalis plant contains lactone steroids, which also serves as Withanolides. Withanolides potential as an anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and apoptosis. Concoction of fruit and leaves can shrink the size of the tumor or cancer, and treat ulcers. Physalis benefits and how to process them for the treatment of epilepsy and gums bleed very easily. You do this by consuming 10 Physalis fruit every day.

Reference

• Journal Ref: Immune modulation enables a specialist insect to benefit from antibacterial withanolides in its host plant. Nature Communications, 2016; 7: 12530 DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS12530
• Choice Of Food Helps Hungry Caterpillar, by Penn State, 10 June 2004
• Physalis minima, image by Wikipedia Commons.