锦灯笼为茄科植物酸桨 physalis alkekengi L.var.francheti(Mast.)makino 的干燥宿萼或带浆果的宿萼,有清热、解毒、利咽功能。为多版药典所收载,全国大部分地区药用的锦灯笼即为此种。但在江苏、浙江等省亦将同属植物苦(艹职)Physalisangulata L.(ph.pubescens auct.non L.)带浆果的宿萼以挂金灯 Kam Lan lanterns are solanaceous plant physalis alkekengi L. var. francheti (Mast.) makino’s dry pods or berry-bearing pods, which have heat, detoxification, and pharynx function. It is included in the Pharmacopoeia of multiple editions. This is the kind of medicinal lanterns used in most parts of the country. However, in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and other provinces, the plants of the same genus Physalisangulata L. (ph. pubescens auct. non L.