Knowing Tomatoes

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum syn. Lycopersicum esculentum) is a plant of the family Solanaceae, native plants of Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. Tomato plants life cycle is short, can grow as high as 1 to 3 meters. Tomato is a close relative of the potato.

The word "tomato" comes from the Nahuatl word, tomatl (pronounced: / t?.mat? /).

According to the article, by Andrew F. Smith's "The Tomato in America", the tomato probably originated from the highlands of the west coast of South America. After mastering Spanish South America, they spread the tomato plants into their colonies in the Caribbean. Spanish also brought the tomato to the Philippines then, is the starting point for the spread to other areas in the entire continent of Asia. Spanish also brought the tomato to Europe. This plant grows easily in temperate regions of the Mediterranean.

Benefits

Tomatoes taste is sweet, sour, slightly cold nature. Efficacious eliminate thirst, intestinal antiseptic, mild laxative (laxative), increase appetite by multiplying the discharge of saliva , stimulates gastric enzymes, and expedite the flow of bile into the intestine. Conditioning nutritious leaves.

U.S. study, men who ate at least ten servings of cooked tomatoes a week will reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer by 45 %. This is possible because of the lycopene, carotene in tomatoes are believed to prevent tumor onset and reduces the risk of heart disease.
Miraculously even when tomatoes cooked first it will not remove content of the lycopene. Precisely tomatoes would be better to be consumed after cooking, the amount of lycopene will increase 10-fold when the tomatoes into pasta sauce. Lycopene is part of the fat-soluble carotenoids, but lycopene is fat soluble it is poorly absorbed by the body. Therefore, it is advisable to cultivate tomatoes with boiled or steamed .

Benefits of tomato include:

1. Hemorrhoids : Boil some ripe tomatoes in coconut oil for about ten minutes, then strain with a piece of cloth.
2. High blood pressure, red eyes : Eat as many fresh tomatoes 1-2 pieces at a time morning, with an empty stomach.
3. Bruising due to hit : Tim tomato juice with added ginger water and drink when cool
4. Burns : Use sliced ??fresh tomatoes, or tomato leaves crushed and put on cuts or burns .
5. Appendicitis, jaundice : Drinking tomato juice, three times a day, each one cup. Continue to consult with your doctor .
6. Acne : Add 25 ml of 70 % alcohol in tomato juice ( 100 ml ), and shake evenly. Use the mixture to rub the face with acne. Do it 2-3 times a day. or use as a mask, how tomato juice mixed with a teaspoon of plain yogurt. Use a mask for about 10 minutes then wash your face with water .
7. Fever : Traditional Chinese Medicine shows, tomato fever relievers have properties (antipyretic) and detoxification. Wash ripe tomatoes ( three pieces ), then cut into pieces as needed. Pulverized in a half cup of boiled water and a tablespoon of pure honey . Squeeze and strain, and drink. Do it three times a day. Patients with diabetes mellitus are prohibited adding pure honey that does not increase blood glucose levels.
8. Gingivitis, bleeding gums : Wash the tomatoes that have been cooked, then eaten raw . Do it twice a day, for approximately one month .
9. Sore Throat : make tomato juice with warm water and make the mouthwash. Tomatoes are very good as an anti - inflammatory and soothing .
10. Canker sores , ulcers in the mouth : Cut ripe tomatoes ( two pieces ) and cook fresh fish. After a cold, eat . Do it every day for 1-2 weeks until it fixes .
11. Increased appetite : Drink tomato juice an hour before eating .
12. Weak because of low blood glucose levels : Drinking fresh tomato juice .
13. Prevention of cancer and heart : Tomatoes are cooked, such as stewed, tomato sauce, and tomato are in cooking, such as soups, causing lycopene in tomatoes is more readily absorbed making it more efficacious to prevent prostate cancer and heart disease .
14. Hair Health : tomatoes blended without water, apply tomato juice from the scalp to the hair ends, let stand 30 minutes, shampoo and rinse thoroughly. Benefits : Balancing wet hair pH, Eliminates hair odors, eliminate pool chemicals in hair, Make hair color more shiny, prevent and cure hair loss. Note : Not to be frequently used for tomatoes because it contain acid, Using fresh tomatoes too often will dry your hair, I's suggested 1 times 2 weeks when hair is damaged, only use fresh tomatoes 1 time in 2 months when the hair is healthy

Perhaps in addition to those mentioned above there are many more benefits of tomatoes, this fruits are relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain this turned out to save a lot of benefits for health and daily life. Well, Have you eat tomato today ? Do not forget it, have enough stock tomato in your refrigerator .

Get it Daily

Now you have understood the benefits and usefulness of tomato fruit. Questions that I want to ask is it difficult to get tomatoes? Of course most of you will say "no". Tomatoes is very easy to obtain, it is sold freely in the market.

But what if you have a tomato garden? Of course this is a good thing, because by making your own tomato garden you will feel confident with food safety you have, especially if you keep tomatoes organically. Find out how to preserve tomatoes organically further in this following journals :

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