Physalis

Japanese: physalin
Physalis

...Children remove the insides, put them in their mouths, and play with them by ringing them. The plant contains a bitter substance called physalin, but it can be eaten if boiled to remove the bitterness. The rhizome contains tigloyloxytropane.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "physalin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…子どもが中身を取り除いて口に含み,鳴らして遊ぶのに使う。植物体はフィサリンphysalinという苦味成分を含んでいるが,ゆでて苦みをとれば食用となる。根茎にチグロイルオキシトロパンtigloyloxytropaneを含む。…

※「physalin」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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