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Facts: Tomato ketchup was once used as a medicine

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Tomato ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s

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It was used to cure ailments like diarrhea, digestion, and jaundice

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The idea was implemented by Dr John CooK Bennett

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He sold the recipe for the medicine in the form of tomato pills

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Entry of other brands

Dr. Bennet's tomato pills, heralded for their medicinal benefits, sparked a flurry of imitators, igniting a tomato pill rivalry.

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Brand collapsed in 1850

The ketchup medicine empire collapsed in 1850 due to the proliferation of false claims surrounding its products.

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