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Physalis alkekengi still life

The dried fruit of P. alkekengi is called the golden flower in the Unani system of medicine, and used as a diuretic, antiseptic,

liver corrective, and sedative

It is a popular ornamental plant, though it can be invasive with its wide-spreading root system sending up new shoots some distance from where it was originally planted. In various places around the world, it has escaped cultivation. It has food and medicinal uses

 

 

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Uploaded on October 18, 2015
Taken on October 17, 2015