Table 2. Medicinal uses of Physalis species (wild tomatillos) with references in a separate link
Tribe(s) | Species | Use | Source |
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Omaha, Ponca, Winnebago | Physalis lanceolata (actually P. longifolia, P. virginiana or P. hispida) | Headache, stomach trouble, wound dressing | Gilmore 1977 |
Omaha | P. viscosa | Dress wounds | Fletcher and La Flesche 1911 |
Lakota | P. heterophylla | Increase appetite | Rodgers 1980 |
Iroquois | P. heterophylla, P. pubescens | Venereal disease sores, stomachache | Herrick 1995 |
Navaho | P. pubescens | “Life medicine” | Vestal 1952 |
Meskwaki | P. virginiana | Dizziness | Smith 1928 |
Thailand and Malaysia | P. mimima | Cancer | Lee and Houghton 2005 |