[Sca-cooks] Tomato was Pre-Columbian Foods

[Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur]

> When Lady Temair did her research on the humoral theory, she found that
the
> 'poisonous' appelation came from a botanist that was likening tomatos to
> other extreme plants such as garlic, which is also considered poisonous if
> not prepared correctly, as in harmful to the balance of the body's humors.
> We see the word 'poisonous' and automatically think toxic, but the word
was
> used in a different connotation when relating to various plants and
> behaviours that affected general health practices.

I had thought that tomatoes were believed poisonous because they are
botanically related to the nightshade family.Am I mistaken?

Avraham

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Reb Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur
     (mka Randy Goldberg MD)
RandomTag: There are no answers; at best a few possibly good guesses.



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