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Other Names : solanum lycopersicum, Tomato Leaf extract, Tomato Leaf absolute, Tomato Leaf essential oil

Special Precautions of Tomato Leaf

• Tomato plant belongs to the family of nightshade. The tomato leaf can be UNSAFE. In large amounts, tomato leaves can cause poisoning. Symptoms of poisoning may include severe mouth and throat irritation, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, mild spasms, and death in severe cases.
• alkaloids/tomatine in the leaves would have high skin irritating properties.
• The possible risks of tomatine for humans have not been formally studied, so no NOAEL can be deduced. The toxicity of tomatine has only been studied on laboratory animals. The symptoms of acute tomatine poisoning in animals are similar to the symptoms of poisoning by solanine, a potato glycoalkaloid. These symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, drowsiness, confusion, weakness, and depression. Generally, tomatine is regarded to cause less toxic effects to mammals than other alkaloids such as solanine. The amount of tomatine absorbed by the human body as well as the possible metabolism is unknown. There is no evidence that consumption of tomatoes causes acute toxic or genotoxic effects.
• The human consumption of moderate amounts of tomatine seems to occur without notable toxic effects. This is reinforced by the widespread consumption of “pickled green” and “fried green tomatoes” and the consumption of high-tomatine tomatoes (a variant of L. esculentum var. cerasiforme, better known as the "cherry tomato", indigenous to Peru) with very high tomatine content (in the range of 500–5000 mg/kg of dry weight).
• New York Times food science writer Harold McGee has found scant evidence for tomato toxicity in the medical and veterinary literature, and observes that dried tomato leaves (which contain higher concentrations of alkaloids than the fruits) are occasionally used as a food flavoring or garnish, without problems. He also reports that an adult human would probably have to eat over a pound of tomato leaves to ingest a toxic (not necessarily lethal) dose.

Health Benefits of Tomato Leaf

It is a best medicine for the diabetic patients controls the sugar level naturally without leaving any side effects on health. It helps in regulating the urinary disorders and effectively cleans the system.

This absolute oil provides beneficial results in curing the overweight and obesity problem which is the major reason of causing the various health ailments. It can be used externally to get relief from the joint pains and sprains problems.

This oil is best for those people who are suffering from headache and nervous ailments. It is widely used to provide relief from aches and pains.

It is also popular in cosmetic industry as it is quite beneficial for eradicating the signs of sunburn, burns and ageing. It is also helpful in removing excessive oil from face thus leaves the skin glowing and smooth. This absolute oil is also helpful for obese people who are suffering from obesity which is the major cause of various health ailments.

It is also effective for diabetic patients as it controls their sugar level without causing any side effect. It is also helpful in promoting good urination thereby effectively clean the internal organs. It is also used to provide relief from the joint pains and sprain problems. Besides this, it is also used as an insect repellent.

References

• Morris, S.C., Lee, T.H; The toxicity and teratogenicity of Solanaceae glycoalkaloids, particularly those of the potato (Solanum tuberosum): a review.; Food Techn. Aust., 1984; 118-124.
• [[Rick, C. M.; Uhlig, J. W.; Jones, A. D. (1994). "High alpha-tomatine content in ripe fruit of Andean Lycopersicon esculentum var. Cerasiforme: Developmental and genetic aspects". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 91 (26): 12877–12881. PMC 45543 Freely accessible. PMID 7809139. doi:10.1073/pnas.91.26.12877.]]
• Rick, C. M., Uhlig, J. W., Jones, A. D.; High R-tomatine content in ripe fruit of Andean Lycopersicon esculentum Var. cerasiforme: developmental and genetic aspects.; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 1994; 91, 12877-12881.
• Andersson, Christer.; Glycoalkaloids in tomatoes, eggplants, pepper and two Solanum species growing wild in the Nordic countries.; Nordic Council of Ministers, 1999.
• McGee, Harold (July 29, 2009). "Accused, Yes, but Probably Not a Killer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-03.