Table 2. Medicinal uses of Physalis species (wild tomatillos) with references in a separate link

Table 2. Medicinal uses of Physalis species (wild tomatillos) with references in a separate link
Tribe(s)SpeciesUseSource
Omaha, Ponca, WinnebagoPhysalis lanceolata (actually P. longifolia, P. virginiana or P. hispida)Headache, stomach trouble, wound dressingGilmore 1977
OmahaP. viscosaDress woundsFletcher and La Flesche 1911
LakotaP. heterophyllaIncrease appetiteRodgers 1980
IroquoisP. heterophylla, P. pubescensVenereal disease sores, stomachacheHerrick 1995
NavahoP. pubescens“Life medicine”Vestal 1952
MeskwakiP. virginianaDizzinessSmith 1928
Thailand and MalaysiaP. mimimaCancerLee and Houghton 2005