Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 The leaves of the Tomato plant are poisonous, at one time they were called the poisonous love apple. You must be very careful not to eat the leaves. Gayle **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 You know I grew some tomatoes on the porch and I didn't wear gloves when I handled the leaves. I had a terrible rash up my arms. My niece Mya picked one a few years ago and didn't wash it, she ate it off the bush and she got very sick, she had a rash all over her chest and felt dizzy, I took her to the E.R. and the doc said it was the tomato and that you always wear gloves when you handle the bushes and make sure to wash tell real good before you eat them. I have an idea Mya probably ate the little star leaf thingy at the top of the tomato. DOnna --- Katie M <cozycate wrote: > For sure, for sure, do not eat tomato leaves. Not > only are they poisonous if eaten, they are poisonous > by contact with the skin. If you raise tomaot > plants, like I do, you quicky learn to wear long > sleved shirts and wash your hands after contact. > Something in them is absorbed through the skin if > not washed off promptly. > Katie > > Wendy Jeffries <salt wrote: > <I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves> > > I 'think' I read that any foliage from the night > shade family is poisonous. > Tomato leaves, potato leaves, and I think tobacco is > in there too. Can > someone verify this? > > Wendy Jeffries, > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > fast with Search. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > We gotta stop smokin', stop, stop. I mean cigarette smoking. Source: Jimi Hendrix, Midnight Lightning ______________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Back 250 years ago and more, tomatoes were thought to be poisonous. Some treasonous cook tried to poison George Washington by feeding him tomatoes. He loved them and people learned that they are not poisonous. but maybe they got the bad rep because of the skin irritation and the dizziness and nausia that can accompany itif it isn't washed off the skin. Katie Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: You know I grew some tomatoes on the porch and I didn't wear gloves when I handled the leaves. I had a terrible rash up my arms. My niece Mya picked one a few years ago and didn't wash it, she ate it off the bush and she got very sick, she had a rash all over her chest and felt dizzy, I took her to the E.R. and the doc said it was the tomato and that you always wear gloves when you handle the bushes and make sure to wash tell real good before you eat them. I have an idea Mya probably ate the little star leaf thingy at the top of the tomato. DOnna --- Katie M <cozycate wrote: > For sure, for sure, do not eat tomato leaves. Not > only are they poisonous if eaten, they are poisonous > by contact with the skin. If you raise tomaot > plants, like I do, you quicky learn to wear long > sleved shirts and wash your hands after contact. > Something in them is absorbed through the skin if > not washed off promptly. > Katie > > Wendy Jeffries <salt wrote: > <I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves> > > I 'think' I read that any foliage from the night > shade family is poisonous. > Tomato leaves, potato leaves, and I think tobacco is > in there too. Can > someone verify this? > > Wendy Jeffries, > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > fast with Search. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > We gotta stop smokin', stop, stop. I mean cigarette smoking. Source: Jimi Hendrix, Midnight Lightning ________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Oh wow, so this is why I have been getting a rash when picking tomatoes or tying the plants up. Thanks for letting us know! I'll wear gloves from now on. , Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: > > You know I grew some tomatoes on the porch and I > didn't wear gloves when I handled the leaves. I had a > terrible rash up my arms. My niece Mya picked one a > few years ago and didn't wash it, she ate it off the > bush and she got very sick, she had a rash all over > her chest and felt dizzy, I took her to the E.R. and > the doc said it was the tomato and that you always > wear gloves when you handle the bushes and make sure > to wash tell real good before you eat them. I have an > idea Mya probably ate the little star leaf thingy at > the top of the tomato. > DOnna > --- Katie M <cozycate wrote: > > > For sure, for sure, do not eat tomato leaves. Not > > only are they poisonous if eaten, they are poisonous > > by contact with the skin. If you raise tomaot > > plants, like I do, you quicky learn to wear long > > sleved shirts and wash your hands after contact. > > Something in them is absorbed through the skin if > > not washed off promptly. > > Katie > > > > Wendy Jeffries <salt wrote: > > <I haven't yet tried the tomato leaves> > > > > I 'think' I read that any foliage from the night > > shade family is poisonous. > > Tomato leaves, potato leaves, and I think tobacco is > > in there too. Can > > someone verify this? > > > > Wendy Jeffries, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > > fast with Search. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > We gotta stop smokin', stop, stop. I mean cigarette smoking. > Source: Jimi Hendrix, Midnight Lightning > > > ______________________________\ ____ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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