"martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:25:10 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
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"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in
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I am a pessimist. There are so many poisonous members of the Solanum
tribe that I would be more than worried about eating any one other
than the commonly culivated ones like potatos and tomatos.


Solanum muricatum has been in cultivation for a very long time: it's an
Inca crop.

In fact, I think that makes it a longer-established edible than the
tomato,
which I understand was bred into edibility quite recently (C16th or
so).

What interesting information!
But if it was an Inca crop, is it not likely to have narcotic properties?
{:-))

mind enhancing even?

more about inca agriculture at
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/328Fall98/incag.html

Thanks for the URL.

Franz