Physalis minima
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Physalis minima plants belong to the Solanaceae family. It was commonly found in all over India. The fruit was contained 61.4 per cent extractable juice and 76.7 per cent moisture. It also contained 5.97 per cent total sugars, 3 per cent reducing sugars, 2.81 per cent non-reducing sugars, 0.64 per cent tannins and 0.52 percent pectin. Physalis minima has several bioactive components related to health benefits, including flavonoids, steroid alkaloids, ellagic acid, catechol, gallic acid, catechins, free amino acetamide, cyclopentane, palmitic acid, stearic acid, octadecanoic and linoleic acids. Physalis minima plant one of the chief medicinal plants in the Indian Traditional System of Medicines (ITSM) to prevent neurodegenerative disorders. |
| Plant Details | Agro-climatic Zone | Vernacular Names | Pictures |
| Scientific Name: Physalis minima L. Family: Solanaceae L. Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Genus: Physalis L. Fruiting Season: August to November. Fruting Condition: Ripe |
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Assam : Pokmou Kerala : Njodinjotta, notinotta Tamil Nadu : Kupanti, sodakku thakkaali, tholtakkali West Bengal : Bantepariya |
| Compound/Chemical | Immunomodulatory Activity | Pathway | Immunomodulatory Marker |
| Withaminilide B and withaminilide J | Anti-inflamatory activity | Isolated compounds, withaminilide B and withaminilide J showed better anti-inflammatory effects to inhibit the secretion of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated THP1-dual cells. | IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-alpha[1] |
| Fruit extracts | Immunomodulatory activity | Methanol extract of unripe fruits (alkaloid containg part ) were exhibited pormising rule of immunistimulent activity | [1][2] |
| Major Class | Metabolites |
| Fatty acid derivatives | Linoleic acid(Whole fruit) |
| Flavonols | 5,6,7-trimethoxyflavone(Whole fruit), Astragalin(Whole fruit) |
| Long chain fatty acid derivative | Stearic acid(Whole fruit), Hexadecenoic acid(Whole fruit), Palmitic acid(Whole fruit), Oleic acid(Whole fruit) |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acid | Linolenic acid(Whole fruit) |
| Saponnins derivatives | Daucosterol(Whole fruit) |
| Sterol derivatives | Beta-sitosterol(Whole fruit) |
| Traditional Practice | Diseases | Plant Part | Additional Knowledge |
| 04.1.1 |
| Incompatible with Milk, Curd and cheese |
| CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India |