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Nightshade Vegetables belong to the nightshade family of plants
which bear edible and inedible fruits and vegetables. Some
nightshade plants bear deadly, poisonous berries! |
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Some of these annual and perennial plants bear fruit and
vegetables which are suitable as family foods and provide high
nutritional value and health benefits. Some of the popular types
of nightshade vegetables include tomatoes, aubergine otherwise
named eggplant, potatoes and peppers. |
Nightshade Vegetables
There is another name or term given to this particular group or
family of plants, veggies and fruits - the name is Solanum.
Other names of nightshades may include horsenettles, Solanum
dulcamara, woody and bittersweet nightshade. The types of plants
which grow nightshade vegetables and fruits vary from vines to
trees.
The Deadly Nightshade plant is a plant that
produces highly dangerous and poisonous berries, sometimes
called cherries. The berries look very attractive and could be
mistaken for being edible when in actual fact they're very
toxic! Black nightshade can also bear fruit that is poisonous,
therefore, it is very important to know the facts about the
foods which you are picking to eat!
Children should be
told not to eat things from plants or trees if they are not sure
whether or not it is edible! Many plants from this group can be
used to make powerful medicines! This group is also known as the
Solanaceae family, these plants provide food, spices and
medicine.
Nightshade List
Datura (Angel's Trumpets)
Mandragora (Mandrake)
Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade - see information above for
more details)
Lycium barbarum (Wolfberry or Goji Berry)
Physalis philadelphica (Tomatillo Fruit)
Physalis peruviana
(Cape gooseberry flower)
Capsicum (Chili pepper, bell pepper)
Solanum (Potato, eggplant, tomato)
Nicoatiana (Tobacco)
Petunia (Petunioideae)
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Nightshade Vegetables
The following list includes some of the most popular nightshade
vegetables:
Aubergines
Bell Pepper
Chili Pepper
Eggplant
Paprika
Potato (not sweet potato)
Sweet Pepper
Tomatoes
For information and facts about individual
nightshade vegetables, please visit the main index and select
the specific vegetable where you will find detailed information
about the health benefits, vitamins, calories, carbs and overall
nutritional value.
Nightshade vegetables contain
solanine which is a substance that is believed to encourage
inflammation of the joints and muscle pain, this is why it is
suggested that there may be a link between nightshade and
arthritis. A good way of neutralizing the solanine content is to
cook, roast of bake nightshade vegetables with miso soup.
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