Eggplant, fruit or Vegetable?
Did you know that eggplant is a fruit; and it is a member of the NIGHTSHADE family?
If you struggle with food sensitivities, allergies, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease – like arthritis - or leaky gut syndrome, then there is a chance that a class of vegetables called nightshades could be contributing to your health condition.
There are well over 2,000 different species of nightshade vegetables. Here are just a few that you will want to be familiar with:
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Eggplant
Peppers
There are some basic similarities in composition that nightshade vegetables share, and one such similarity is the presence of two substances; calcitriol and alkaloids. Alkaloids are known as being the strongest, riskiest component in herbal medicine.