Finally, carrot contains very few natural plant toxins like cucurbitacins in cucumber or
tomatine in tomato, and those which do exist are extremely safe for acne.
Just remember to avoid letting your cat eat unripe tomatoes, or the leaves and stems of the tomato plant, which can result in
tomatine toxicity.
If you suffer from skin disease, a tomato a day may keep the doctor away,
as tomatine, tomato's principle alkaloid, concentrated in its branchy leaves and green fruit, heals certain fungous diseases of the skin.
The immune reaction happens because the body is reacting to the cell destruction that occurs
when tomatine comes in contact with human cells.
Scientists are currently
studying tomatine to use as an adjuvant in vaccines, in order to make the vaccine more effective by stimulating a massive immune reaction.
Still, since cats are very small and have a low tolerance for plant foods, you may want to familiarize yourself with symptoms
of tomatine toxicity.
Alpha tomatine is also dangerous to dogs and can lead to heart damage if large amounts of tomatoes are eaten.
A bit of ripe tomatoes can be given to your dog, but never give him unripe tomatoes because they
contain tomatine and atropine, both of which are toxic to dogs.
It is created when alpha -
tomatine, found in the tomato plant and in green tomatoes especially, is digested in the intestines.
Tomatine is 20 times less toxic than solanine for a normal human, but
tomatine is also believed to cause allergic - like reactions in many, which can include acne and inflammation.
Potatoes have glycoalkaloids, tomatoes have
tomatine, and sweet potatoes have oxalates.
Tomatoes are also a species of nightshade, and experts disagree on the safety of allowing dogs to have tomatoes due to their alpha -
tomatine.