Botanical Name

Physalis angulata L. [Solanaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1784

Collection Location

Ada [Ghana: Greater Accra Region]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1997

Common Names

Amotobi [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 120:] "Adampi girls who without having observed the religious ceremonies have become pregnant try to expel the foetus with a decoction of this plant; which they partly drink; partly wash the generative parts with it; partly use as a laxative. The leaves are also used against an itchy eruption and against mumps; they are crushed and the body is rubbed with them."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004376

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)