The Chinese lantern (Physalis alkekengi) is one plant you definitely want in your garden. This hardy perennial is also known as the winter cherry or the bladder cherry and grows in hardiness zones ...

Related to tomatillos and easily grown from seed when sown after the last frost, Chinese Lanterns’ papery seed pod is inflated, and encloses a fruit. When dried, they hold their color, last for ...

In this study, 28 male Sprague–Dawley rats (weighing 250–300 g) were used and kept in the central animal house of Arak University of Medical Sciences. The animals were housed under standard ...

especially Physalis alkekengi and Physalis pruinosa. The findings suggest that these plants possess a variety of health benefits, including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic ...