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Arthritis Food Myths Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants and peppers are just some of the nightshade vegetables that contain the chemical solanine, which some have branded a culprit in arthritis pain. But no formal research has ever confirmed the claim, and the vegetables contain essential nutrients.
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About Potatoes Whether mashed, baked or roasted, people often consider potatoes as comfort food. It is an important food staple and the number one vegetable crop in the world. Potatoes are available year-round as they are harvested somewhere every month of the year. The potato belongs to the Solanaceae or nightshade family whose other members include tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and tomatillos. They are the swollen portion of the underground stem which is called a tuber and is designed to provide food for the green leafy portion of the plant.
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What Are Nightshades? Sometimes even vegetables get a bad rap. Take the nightshade vegetables or Solanaceae, a plant family that includes eggplant, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.
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What Are Certain Plants & Vegetables Called Nightshade? The stuff of Masterpiece Theatre mysteries and Harry Potter novels, belladonna, also called deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), mandrake (Mandragora officinum) and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), are the notorious members of the Solanaceae family, commonly called nightshades.
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Nightshade  Vegetables: Is The Tomato Toxic? Yet there is a minority of people who've found the (inaptly named) nightshade diet containing no members of the family have brought them relief from certain symptoms. Many claim tomatoes and arthritis are related, for instance.
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Nightshade A number of plants outside the genus Solanum are also known as nightshades. The aptly named deadly nightshade, or belladonna (Atropa belladonna), is a tall bushy herb of the same family and the source of several alkaloid drugs. Enchanter’s nightshade is a name applied to plants of the genus Circaea (family Onagraceae).
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4 Myths About Nightshade Vegetables Some people may think nightshade vegetables are harmful because they’re confusing them with ‘deadly nightshade‘ or Atrope belladonna, an inedible weed that’s also part of the Solanaceae family, explains Micallef. Historically, the deadly nightshade has been associated with witchcraft.
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Mandrakes (Heb. dudraim) are mentioned in (Genesis 30:14 Genesis 30:16) and in Song 7:13 The mandrake, Atropa mandragora, is closely allied to the well-known deadly nightshade, A. bellndonna, and to the tomato, and belongs to the order Solanaceae, or potato family.sed in small quantities like opium, it excites the nerves, and is a stimulant. --ED.) [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary. Bibliography Information Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Mandrakes'. Smith's Bible Dictionary.
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What Are Nightshades? Some popular diets suggest avoiding eggplants, tomatoes, peppers and potatoes. They're wrong! Sometimes even vegetables get a bad rap. Take the nightshade vegetables or Solanaceae, a plant family that includes eggplant, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.
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"Full text of ""Memoirs of the Harvard dead in the war against Germany""" Nightshades—all belonging to a scientific family of plants called Solanaceae—include several thousand species of flowering plants, and most of these plants are not edible as food. At the very same time, however, there are a good number of nightshades that have been enjoyed as staple foods in diets for literally thousands of years.
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Petunia Petunia is a genus in the family Solanaceae, subfamily Petunioideae. Well known members of Solanaceae in other subfamilies include tobacco (Nicotianoideae), and the cape gooseberry, tomato, potato, deadly nightshades and chili pepper (Solanoideae).ome botanists place the plants of the genus Calibrachoa in the genus Petunia, but this is not accepted by others. Petchoa is a hybrid genus derived from crossing the genetically similar Calibrachoa and Petunia.
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Why does the Paleo diet object to tomatoes and peppers? The Paleo diet does not object to tomatoes or peppers. However, tomatoes and peppers, along with eggplant, potatoes, and any type of hot pepper, are part of the nightshade family of plants. These types of plants cause reactions in some people, from migraines to joint pain to digestive unrest.
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Optimal Cholesterol Level (above: Cladogram showing the relationship between the three genera of the Solanaceae family) Here’s the list that I’ve been gathering of foods that are nightshades or contain Solanine. I keep the list in an app on my phone so that I have it with me at the grocery store. Let me know if I’m wrong about any of these. When you’re first starting the diet, looking at this huge list may be a bit overwhelming.
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Learn More About Vegetables In The Nightshade Family Several of these plants are cultivated in the home garden and are known as nightshade vegetables. In fact, those that are edible happen to include some of the most commonly eaten vegetables today. Here is a list of the most common (and maybe not so common) vegetables in the nightshade family. While these are perfectly safe to eat under ordinary circumstances, some people may be sensitive to these plants regardless, suffering allergic reactions.
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Tomato Allergy Tomato allergies are not as common as other food allergies. Tomatoes are a part of the “nightshade” allergy family. However, those that do have a severe tomato allergy face the possibility of anaphylactic shock and death. More persons actually have a food intolerance for tomatoes and not a full-blown tomato allergy.
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List of Nightshade Veggies and Fruits There are four basic types of alkaloids found in nightshade plants. These types are: (1) Steroid alkaloids, which contain a fairly complicated fused ring structure and are found in most food nightshades including potato and tomato.
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Nightshades Nightshades are a group of plants that include tomatoes, white potatoes, aubergine, peppers (all types, except black pepper), goji berries and paprika. Nightshades are part of a plant family called solanaceae, which includes the nicotine plant. 0.00 Expert Score from -10 to +10.
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Tomato Nutrition May Help You Fight Cancer & Inflammation Aztecs and other peoples in the Mesoamerica area used the slightly sweet “fruit” in many diverse ways and even held tomatoes in high spiritual regard — tomato seeds were believed to be “blessed with powers of divination.”. Tomatoes are one of those easy-to-use anti-inflammatory foods that luckily taste great, too. Tomato Nutrition Facts. Tomatoes (which have the scientific name Solanum lycopersicum) are a member of the nightshade vegetable family called Solanaceae, which also includes veggies like peppers, eggplant and potatoes.
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List of Foods for Those Allergic to Nightshade Common foods in the nightshade include potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, eggplants, pimentos, huckleberries, tomatillos, paprika, ground cayenne pepper and hot sauce.You may find some common substitutes for the nightshade foods helpful.Sweet potatoes.repare sweet potato fries or chips instead of the traditional white potato versions, or serve sweet potatoes or yams mashed, whipped or roasted. Other root vegetables which may remind you of starchy white vegetables include winter squash, turnips, parsnips and rutabagas.
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- Family is a subdivision of order. Tomato family is Solanaceae. Scientific classification of Tomato is done on the basis of its characteristics. Shape of leaves, fruit form, type of flower, etc. determine the scientific classification of Tomato. Species having similar characteristics are placed in a particular genus.
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Solanaceae The Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology. The name Solanaceae derives from the genus Solanum, the nightshade plant. The etymology of the Latin word is unclear. The name may come from a perceived resemblance of certain solanaceous flowers to the sun and its rays. At least one species of Solanum is known as the sunberry.
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List of Nightshade Veggies and Fruits There are four basic types of alkaloids found in nightshade plants. (1) Steroid alkaloids, which contain a fairly complicated fused ring structure and are found in most food nightshades including potato and tomato. *Both important groups from a drug standpoint.
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- (Heb. dudraim) are mentioned in (Genesis 30:14 Genesis 30:16) and in Song 7:13 The mandrake, Atropa mandragora, is closely allied to the well-known deadly nightshade, A. bellndonna, and to the tomato, and belongs to the order Solanaceae, or potato family.sed in small quantities like opium, it excites the nerves, and is a stimulant. --ED.) [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary. Bibliography Information Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Mandrakes'.
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- While tomatoes are part of the nightshade family, tomato leaves have actually been found to be edible in small quantities. As of 2014, tomato plants are found on the poisonous list, but there is very little evidence that this is true.