Does nightshade come from the family that the tomato plant is in or directly off it?

Question

just curious....

Answer 1

Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a well-known perennial shrub, with leaves and berries that are highly toxic. It is in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which it shares with potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, jimsonweed, tobacco, and chili peppers. It's leaves resemble the leaves of the tomato plant. Deadly nightshade, a poisonous plant, was used as a hallucinogenic drug and a beauty aid in parts of Europe. Its name “belladonna” (meaning beautiful woman) referred to ladies in medieval courts who applied drops of nightshade extract to their eyes to dilate the pupils, a look considered fashionable at the time. The hallucinogenic nightshade induced visions and a feeling of flying, forever associating it with witchcraft. Old German folklore reveals witches used nightshade to conjure up werewolves.Interestingly, the German name for tomato translates to wolf peach. And in the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus, noting German legend, named the tomato Lycopersicon esculentum meaning edible wolf peach.

Answer 2

Potato, tomato and eggplant - they all belong to the nightshade family. Belladonna also, used as a soporific, and poison, in the old days.

Answer 3

Nightshade, tomatoes and eggplant are all in the same family.

Answer 4

i hope not! the books say it is not from the tomatos.