Chinese lantern fruit (Physalis alkekengi). Only the fruit is edible, all other parts of this plant are poisonous. The fruit is used in herbal medicin

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Chinese lantern fruit (Physalis alkekengi). Only the fruit is edible, all other parts of this plant are poisonous. The fruit is used in herbal medicine to treat fevers and gout.

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