Ayurvedic medicine, it is known as Raajaputrika, and in Unani as Kaknaj. In Indian vernacular languages it is known as: Dodda budde gida, Tankari in Kannada; Akarkara, Avautha in Sanskrit; Akarkara, Tankari, Tipari in HIndi; Akkarakaaram in Malyalam; Periya-takkali in Tamil; Popti in Marathi; and Moti Popti in Gujarati.
Physalis alkekengi - Bladder cherry Did you know that Physalis alkekengi, Bladder cherry, an herbaceous ornamental perennial plant is easily identified by the large, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resembles paper Chinese lanterns? Physalis alkekengi, known in English as Bladder cherry, Chinese lantern, Japanese-lantern, strawberry groundcherry, or winter cherry, with its spectaculary colourful large, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resembles paper Chinese lanterns, is native to South-east Europe and Japan, naturalized in many parts of the worlld, and grown in Indian gardens. Naturally grows wild but over the centuries has become adopted into kitchen gardens throughout the world. Physalis alkekengi is an herbaceous, perennial ornamental plant and a herb that grows to a height of 75 to 80 cm with spirally arranged leaves. This flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, in the genus Physalis,...
