BLADDER CHERRY (Physalis Minima)
Known as letup-letup, this soft-stemmed short-lived
herb is about 50 cm tall with small bell shaped flowers having pale yellowish
corollas and brown spotted yellow centers. The fruit is a yellow berry
completely hidden inside the greatly inflated calyx, which is like a delicate
Chinese lantern. The plant is used medicinally among the Malaysian Chinese as
well as the Malays. The leaves are used as a poultice for headaches and ulcers.
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