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Tomato

Lycopersicon esculentum

DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the fresh leaves,
the fresh herb collected during the flowering season or the
whole plant.

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Flower and Fruit: The flowers are in lateral, cyme-like coils.

The tips of the calyx are linear-lanceolate. The corolla is

yellow, as long as the calyx and has a very short tube. It is

divided into pointed, lanceolate lobes. The stamens are fused

to the tube. The stigma is greenish and capitular. The fruit is

a large, juicy, smooth, round to ovoid berry with a short, i

obtuse tip. It is scarlet, occasionally yellow or whitish with a

diameter of 2 to 10 cm. The seeds are reniform, flattened,

whitish-gfay-yellow and villous-tomentose.

Leaves, Stem and Root: The tomato plant is an annual with a

fusiform, fibrous root. The stem grows to 120 cm, and is

leafy, heavily branched and glandular-haired. The leaves are

broad-petiolate, odd-pinnate, petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, pin-

natifid, dentate and slightly involute leaflets. The leaves have

a gray-green underside.

Habitat: The plant probably originated in southern or Central

America; today it is only cultivated.

Production: Tomato tincture is the homeopathic motner

tincture of the whole plant Lycopersicon esculentum.

Other Names: Love Apple

. ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Steroid alkaloid glycosides: chief alkaloid alpha-tomatine *

EFFECTS

The tomatin content has been shown to be antibacterial. In

animal experiments, a lowering of blood pressure was

observed after IV administration of tomatin hydrochloride.

Lectin isolated from the fruit is said to have an effect on cell

division and DANN synthesis in human leukocyte cultures.

INDICATIONS AND USAGE

Unproven Uses: In folk medicine, Tomato is used externally

for sore eyes (extract) and inflammations of the mouth and

throat (decoction).

Indian Medicine: Tomato is used for 'flu' infections (tea),

also for flatulence, atonic dyspepsia and anorexia.

Homeopathic Uses: Lycopersicon esculentum is used to treat

rheumatic conditions, colds, chills and digestive disorders.

PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS

No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction

with the proper administration of designated therapeutic i

dosages.

OVERDOSAGE

Signs of poisoning are not to be expected with less tiian 100

gm of the fresh leaves (or green tomatoes) and for that

reason is unlikely. Symptoms would be severe mucous

membrane irritation (vomiting, diarrhea, and colic). Follow-

ing absorption, dizziness, stupor, headache, bradycardia,