In the eighteen thirties, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine to cure diarrhea and indigestion.
Why it is true
Dr. John Cook Bennett promoted tomatoes as a cure for various ailments, and the ketchup recipe was sold in the form of pills and syrups.
Source: Medical History
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