Tomatoes have the functions of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating stomach to promote digestion, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, tonifying kidney and diuresis, and can be used to treat diseases such as fever, thirst, loss of appetite and excessive summer heat. Eating greasy food and tomatoes can not only help digestion, but also prevent indigestion. Tomatoes also have diuretic effect, and eating tomatoes is good for kidney disease. When the weather is hot, you can also put tomato slices in the soup as tea to drink, which has the effect of clearing away heat and preventing heatstroke.

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The edible part of tomatoes is juicy berries. There are many varieties of it, which can be divided into round, oblate, rectangular and pointed round according to the shape of the fruit; According to the color of peel, there are red, pink, orange and yellow.

Red tomato, with fiery red fruit, generally slightly oblate, small navel, thick meat, sweet taste, refreshing juice and good flavor. They can be eaten raw or cooked, or processed into tomato sauce and tomato juice. Pink tomato, with pink fruit, nearly spherical shape, small navel, smooth fruit surface, moderate sweetness and sourness, good quality, yellow tomato, large orange fruit, spherical shape, thick pulp, sandy meat surface, and light taste when eaten raw, is suitable for cooked food.

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