Tomato is a very popular vegetable all over the world. It is very tasty & nutrient. People relish tomato, eating in raw and also as salad, soups, juices, ketches, in sandwiches, in curries etc. according to Hakeem Hashmi, prominent unani physician & researcher, tomato is a rich source of vitamins. The vitamin A, B & C contents in tomato are more than that of orange & grapes and also more useful than those fruits. Taking four ripe tomatoes daily is sufficient to fulfil the entire requirement of vitamin a for human body. Hakeem Hashmi points out that vitamin in tomatoes is not destroyed even when heated or cooked tomato also rich in iron, which is twice, more than eggs. Tomato is digestive, carminative, diuretic, invigorating, germicidal, appetizer, stimulated blood circulation and enriches red corpuscles in the blood. It gives energy and strength to the muscles of heart and bones. It clears constipation, activates liver. In Europe & America tomato is very popular & special festivals are celebrated in favour of tomatoes and it is lovingly called as love apple.

1. Taking one glass tomato juice with little honey in breakfast gives mental & physical strength & energy.
2. Taking tomato soup before meals increases appetite, eliminates weakness & gives vigor & strength to the muscles.
3. Regular intake of tomato strength the weak bones. Tomatoes sprinkled with rock salt & jaggery sprinkled on it eliminates iro deficiency during pregnancy.

2. Indigestion & stomach disorders: -

1. Taking raw tomatoes with black salt and black pepper powder sprinkled on it cures indigestion & increase appetite.
2. Drinking tomato juice mixed with spinach juice cures constipation.

gargling with tomato juice mixed with water cures blisters on lips, tongue and mouth.

4. Eye troubles: -

raw ripe tomatoes taken regularly, improves eyesight and eliminates eye troubles. Cut piece of tomatoes mixed with curd taken as vegetable along with meal beneficial in improving eye sight.

taking tomato juice regularly two to three times daily purifies the blood & cures skin disease. Tomato juice mixed with coconut oil massaged on the skin is very effective in eliminating dryness of the skin & also cures itching.

Taking a little tomato juices regularly 3 times a day strength the gum & stop bleeding.

Tomato juice soaked by a cotton wool applied on the black spot or freckles on the face, and washing after some time clear the spots & make the skin glow.

Eating fresh sliced tomatoes with rock salt & black pepper powder sprinkled it in empty stomach destroys stomach worms.

Eating one or two tomatoes (whole fresh) by munching with teeth, regularly cures night blindness.
According to Hakeem Hashmi, eminent unani physician & researcher, those who are suffering from some ailments, such as severe cough, stone problems in stomach, urinary bladder should not take tomatoes. And also too many intakes of seeds in tomatoes may lead to stone formation, so it is better to avoid seeds while taking tomatoes.
Otherwise, tomato is a precious vegetable, which gives lot of energy and resistance to fight diseases. So add tomatoes in your food and lead a healthy life.