How tomato extract pills were marketed as medicine in 1830s America

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In the 1830s, Dr John Cook Bennett proposed that tomatoes could help with digestive problems. Following his claims, several entrepreneurs began producing and selling tomato extract pills as remedies. Rival manufacturers Archibald Miles and Dr Guy R. Phelps became embroiled in a public feud dubbed the Tomato Pill War. Newspapers across the country covered the dispute extensively, drawing considerable public interest.

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