Are the leaves of tomato plants poisonous?

iv heard they are several times.

Are the leaves of tomato plants poisonous?
Solanine, the main toxin in tomato leaves (there are probably others) is not deadly unless you eat a lot of it. That being said it will make you very sick.



I actually know of a potato variety that was released(potato leaves also contain fair amounts of solanine) that produced solanine in the tubers. It was not detected until after it was released when people got sick after eating it.
Reply:Of course not.
Reply:Absolutely NOT! Or, I would have lots of dead animals(deer,rabbits) in my yard. Although not very tasteful to humans.
Reply:Ground cherry, Jerusalem cherry, Chinese lantern, strawberry tomato



HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!







Characteristics



Family

Solanaceae

Plant Description

Perennial herbs, often much branched and spreading at the top; leaves alternate, simple, smooth margined or irregularly toothed; flowers axillary, nodding, 5-parted, bell- or funnel-shaped, yellowish; fruit a globose yellow, red, purple, or blue-black berry surrounded by a papery sac.

Origin

USA, NC, South America.

Distribution

Throughout.

Where Found

Weedy in disturbed areas, naturalized; forest or natural area, in thin woodlands and sandy, open areas; landscape in vegetable gardens and flower gardens as cultivated annual herbaceous plant.

Mode

Ingestion.

Poisonous Part

Unripe berries and leaves.

Symptoms

Headache, stomach pain, lowered temperature, dilated pupils, vomiting, diarrhea, circulatory and respiratory depression, loss of sensation; may be fatal.

Edibility

EDIBLE PARTS: Ripe fruits edible and some used to make jelly, jams, preserves, sauces, or pies. HARVEST TIME: Only collect fruit from areas you know have NOT been treated with pesticides. Collect during late July or August. SAFE HANDLING PROCEDURES: Wash cherries thoroughly with warm water. Do not use dish detergent or any type of sanitizer. These products can leave a residue on the surface of the cherry. Wild cherries can be eaten raw or cooked. Use in place of domestic cherries. SOURCE: Crowhurst, A. 1972. The Weed Cookbook. Lancer Books, Inc. New York, 190 pp.

Toxic Principle

Solanine and other solanidine alkaloids.

Severity

HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!
Reply:i know a guy who once dried them and sold them as pot. no-one got sick from smoking them. true!!
Reply:Yes
Reply:no but i heard that if you do eat them you can see into the future

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