potatoes (not sweet potatoes)
tomatoes
eggplant
sweet and hot peppers (including paprika, cayenne pepper and Tabasco sauce)
ground cherries
tomatillos and tamarillos
garden huckleberry and naranjillas
pepinos and pimentos
The following should be included on the list:
Chile peppers (including the dried/ground varierty found in chili powder)
Cape gooseberry
Goji berry
Tobacco
Also note that based on the list above, many items should be avoided by those who have sensitivity to nightshades (those with Arthritis and/or joint issues)
Examples:
ketchup
olives with pimentos
tomato sauce
potato chips
most Mexican food (due to the use of peppers, hot pepper sauce, tomatoes, etc.)
many Italian foods (due to the use of tomatoes)
There have been many studies that show a connection between eating nightshade vegetables and rheumatoid arthritis.
If you believe you should have a food allergy test, please discuss it with your doctor, who can advise you concerning what tests are needed. Some sources recommend that nightshade vegetables, including peppers, eggplant, potatoes and tomatoes be avoided.
Zucchini, these are treated as vegetables but botanically they are fruits
Vegetables are to be served on one side of the plate, and meat or something else are to be on the other side of it.
Tomatoes
yes
There have been many studies that show a connection between eating nightshade vegetables and rheumatoid arthritis.
Nightshade vegetables are plants that have different constituents and properties and can be used in medicine. Some nightshade vegetables include peppers, potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants.
No. Zucchini is part of the squash family.
Some effects of Nightshade plants/ vegetables (which contains substance called alkaloids) are as follows: digestive and nervous system malfunction and swollen.
Nightshade vegetables are plants in the genus Solanum in the Solanaceae family. There are approximately 2,300 species that includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, tobacco, and pepper.
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If you believe you should have a food allergy test, please discuss it with your doctor, who can advise you concerning what tests are needed. Some sources recommend that nightshade vegetables, including peppers, eggplant, potatoes and tomatoes be avoided.
Nightshade, like potatoes, have been associated with making arthritis worse. I have read several articles on this so I wonder if there isn't something to it. I do know that food does effect physcial wellness.
Nightshade is any plant of the genus Solanum which has about 2,300 species, and certain other plants of the same family and other families. The species usually called nightshade in North American and England is Solanum dulcamara. Other species include: black nightshade (S. nigrum), deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), and Enchanter's nightshade (of the genus Circaea).Some popular edible plants that are in the group are tomatoes, potatoes, and bell peppers.
No. I have a nightshade allergy and spinach does not make me sick; I have another friend with a similar allergy who can also eat spinach. Most lists of nightshades I have found online do not contain spinach; https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Spinach does not list Solanaceae.
The books in the Nightshade series by Andrea Cremer are: "Nightshade," "Wolfsbane," "Bloodrose," and "Rift."