And yet it's also classified as a nightshade which, along with potatoes, peppers and eggplants, are considered toxic by many health gurus. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Hilton Andersen: The Problem With Banning Soda Purchases With Food Stamps] Reference
A species of nightshade, which is to be found abundantly in the neighbourhood of Jericho. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time] Reference
And there were interesting plants; for example, I now know what one kind of nightshade looks like. From Wordnik.com. [August 20th, 2006] Reference
Droops now in nightshade's deadly gloom. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor] Reference
The plant is different from deadly nightshade which is rare in New Zealand. From Wordnik.com. [ta tvnz national headlines auto group] Reference
From the mistranslation department: Culinaria one day featured baked "nightshade" as part of its takeaway menu. From Wordnik.com. [The Prague Post] Reference
As nightshade was closing about them Aragorn halted. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of the Rings]
Rich in fiber and antioxidants, eggplant is a nightshade. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Still, Life With Eggplant] Reference
Solanum villosum Miller (English: red-fruited nightshade). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
As I've never reacted to eggplant, or any nightshade member, before. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
It is the cold spirit of routine which is the nightshade of our nature. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
I've had to put up all my life with being named after deadly nightshade. From Wordnik.com. [Second Wind]
   Ignoring Antorell, Mendanbar kept his eyes on the nightshade. From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
   The blast of barely formed magic caught the nightshade in mid leap. From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
But what if your arthritis is worsened by fruits that are in the nightshade family?. From Wordnik.com. [Beginning steps in how to research fruit juices for their benefits] Reference
It is a member of the nightshade family of plants along with potatoes and tomatoes. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Ann Esposito: The Real Eggplant Parmesan] Reference
Evidently, some of these are in the family of nightshade and can cause inflammation. From Wordnik.com. [One For The Table: Detoxing And Cleansing With Gwyneth] Reference
I had thought the purple flowers were those of nightshade, but surely that couldn't be. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
Like its fellow nightshade, the tomato, it's actually a fruit, and is about as versatile. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Still, Life With Eggplant] Reference
The nightshade hissed in pain and shook its arm, but Mendanbar knew it was not seriously hurt. From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
Yellow-flowering nightshade combined with the other heavy foliage to create the dense underbrush. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel Hawk's Lady]
If my soul has grown tares, when it was full of the seeds of nightshade, how happy ought I to be!. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Strength for Daily Needs] Reference
They drank the sereni-tea and soon relaxed into sleep in the pleasant darkness of the nightshade. From Wordnik.com. [Faun & Games]
But no one (at least in business) outdoes Steve Jobs 'mix of bravura and deadly nightshade resolve. From Wordnik.com. [MediaBizBuzz for March 10, 2008: No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Week In The Rough & Tumble Worlds of Politics, And Yes, Technology] Reference
'What about foxglove and monk's-hood or deadly nightshade and wild arum or some of that great agaric fungus?. From Wordnik.com. [Funeral In Berlin]
When she went foraging she picked bitter herbs with the sweet, nightshade and gutburst, larkspur and amanita. From Wordnik.com. [In Celebration Of Lammas Night]
Borgia plant listed in library record tapes as carbon group three vegetation ... similar to Earth nightshade family. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Trap] Reference
I loved the fragrance of the honeysuckle in the morning breeze, and the big petals of nightshade shaking off pearls of dew. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
Is the source something you're allergic to or find worsens your arthritis such as the nightshade family of vegetables or fruits?. From Wordnik.com. [Beginning steps in how to research fruit juices for their benefits] Reference
Last year, Joe had not gotten around to weeding the nightshade growing nearby, and that drew the beetles away from the eggplant. From Wordnik.com. [Groundwork: The secrets of eggplant aplenty] Reference
Avoid citrus fruits, and be careful with vegetables from the nightshade family, including potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. From Wordnik.com. [Beginning steps in how to research fruit juices for their benefits] Reference
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