1, which has the functions of protecting liver, nourishing myocardium and lowering blood pressure. It contains proper amount of sugar (glucose and fructose) and vitamin P, which is similar to aspirin, and can reduce blood viscosity, protect blood vessels and prevent and treat hypertension. Eating tomatoes regularly has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with coronary heart disease and liver disease. It contains a substance called copper chloride, which has an auxiliary treatment effect on liver disease.

2. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels, and helping digestion. Malic acid and citric acid can help gastric juice digest fatty substances. 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. The contained fiber can increase the moisture in feces, and can also be converted into substances that can easily loosen feces, thus achieving the effect of relaxing bowels.

3, protect skin health, contain vitamin PP, maintain the normal secretion of gastric juice, promote the formation of red blood cells, high vitamin C content, can maintain skin elasticity. Chopping tomatoes and adding a little honey for external use can moisturize the skin and treat boils.

4. Prevent rickets, night blindness and dry eye in children. Rich in vitamin A, it can promote bone calcification and play an important role in the formation of tooth tissue. Patients with gingivitis, dental diseases, nosebleeds and hemorrhagic diseases eat more tomatoes, which is helpful for treatment.

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Tomatoes were first grown in Peru and Mexico in South America. They are wild berries that grow in the forest. Because of its beautiful color, the local people regard it as a poisonous fruit, "the fruit of the fox" and "the wolf peach". Only for viewing, no one dares to eat. It is only regarded as an ornamental plant.

/kloc-in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, a French painter painted tomatoes many times. Faced with such a beautiful, lovely and "poisonous" berry, he couldn't resist its temptation, so he had the idea of tasting it himself. He risked his life to eat one and felt sweet, sour, sour and sweet. However, he was lying in bed waiting for death, so the news that "tomatoes are non-toxic and edible" quickly spread all over the world.

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