Nightshades-The vegetable family that has strong spiritual resonance.
- Komal Mankani
- Dec 2, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 4, 2025
Nightshade vegetables belong to the Solanaceae family and contain over 2000 varieties of plants. Isn't that interesting? Commonly nightshade vegetables consist of tomatoes,potatoes,onions and bell peppers. These contain alkaloids that impact the nervous system and digestive function. Now,alkanoids are,further classified as solanine,chaconine,capsaicin and solamargine,which if consumed in high quantity can become toxic to human beings. Why is that so? This is because nightshades cause internal heat that leads to drying of nutrients in the body which further creates inflammation,irritation and skin issues.
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