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Sweet Cape Gooseberry
Sweet Cape Gooseberry
riley


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Challenge: Wacky Foods (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-730UZ
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date: Sep 27, 2004
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/15 sec
Galleries: Macro, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Sep 27, 2004

 Sweet Cape Gooseberry
The ripe fruits are considered a good source of Vitamin P and are rich in pectin.
Toxicity
Unripe fruits are poisonous. The plant is believed to have caused illness and death in cattle in Australia.
Other Uses
Fruits: In the 18th Century, the fruits were perfumed and worn for adornment by native women in Peru.
Medicinal Uses: In Colombia, the leaf decoction is taken as a diuretic and antiasthmatic. In South Africa, the heated leaves are applied as poultices on inflammations and the Zulus administer the leaf infusion as an enema to relieve abdominal ailments in children.
Indian chemists have isolated from the leaves a minor steroidal constituent, physalolactone C.

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Place: 35 out of 154
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Votes: 303
Comments: 10
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AuthorThread
 10/06/2004 04:35:20 AM
Hmmm... still its one of the best!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/04/2004 08:34:25 PM
Good picture.
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 10/04/2004 04:39:58 PM
Very nice. The backlit leaves add a great touch. The berry is pretty centered and could easily be placed off center for more impact.
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 10/04/2004 04:24:22 PM
A little dark, not very wacky
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 10/04/2004 07:47:18 AM
I like the image the focus is great. For me though the composition could be improved by an off centre goosegog
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 10/02/2004 03:40:33 PM
Its strange fruit i agree. Real nice backlighting and focus.
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 10/02/2004 03:09:52 AM
IMO too near of the lens... nice idea, result could be better
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 10/01/2004 05:50:26 PM
I never thoght a goosberry could be so sexy ;0)
Beauty waking up in the early morning.
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 09/30/2004 10:17:11 PM
Composition is a little busy, but the focus and lighting are great.
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 09/29/2004 11:43:33 PM
Great shot. Love the lighting.
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