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#1 2015-01-09 10:34:54
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tomato leaves edible
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/dinin … html?_r=1&
Hmmm, there have been times in the heat of the summer when greens were scarce...
One can actually prune away much of the foliage on tomato plants with little or no obvious effect on production. I did this one year after reading about it; the theory goes that more energy then goes to the fruit, because the plant has more than enough leaves to feed the fruit. Also it exposes the fruits to more sunlight and makes it harder for bugs to hide. And allows moisture to evaporate more quickly, that would otherwise encourage molds.
I'm not sure if it made a difference. But i ended up with a lot of greenery to compost.
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#2 2015-01-14 20:39:31
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Re: tomato leaves edible
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/public … 115=242884
In a collaborative study with colleagues at Korean universities, we found that tomatine-rich green tomato extracts and pure tomatine inhibited the growth of cancer cells. These findings extend related observations on the anticarcinogenic potential and other beneficial effects of the tomato glycoalkaloid tomatine and suggest that consumers may benefit by not only eating high-lycopene red tomatoes, but also high-tomatine green tomatoes. Our results also suggest the need to create high-tomatine red tomatoes as well as tomatine-containing potatoes. Such tomatine containing potatoes are currently being developed by John Bamberg associated with the USDA/ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Madison, Wisconsin.
Technical Abstract: Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) synthesize the glycoalkaloids dehydrotomatine and a–tomatine, possibly as a defense against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and insects. We investigated six green and three red tomato extracts for their ability to induce cell death in human cancer and normal cells using a microculture tetrazolium (MTT) assay. Compared to untreated controls, the high-tomatine green tomato extracts strongly inhibited the following human cancer cell lines:
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#3 2015-04-10 10:59:57
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Re: tomato leaves edible
On the other hand:
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/nightshades/
"While tomatine has been shown to inhibit and destroy cancer cells, it has also been shown to do the same to normal cells!"
An interesting article about nightshade dangers. I am not new to the concept: i have been reading bad stuff about nightshades on and off since '76.
Indeed i virtually never eat peppers or eggplant, and the last couple years, quit potatoes as well. I like to minimize my solanines so that i can use ashwagandha, wolfberries (goji), and choice tomatoes.
Anyway, i guess i won't be eating tomato leaves unless i am really hungry ;-)
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