The Eggplant (Aubergine)

3. Al-Husayn from Muhammad from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from and ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Qasim from ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Hashimiy who has said the following: “He (the Imam), Alayhi al-Salam, once said to a certain one of his servants, ‘You must bring for us less onion and more eggplant/ He inquired saying, ‘Do you mean eggplant? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, eggplant, it is wholesome in taste, removes illness, is suitable for one’s health, balanced in its condition and it is suitable for the old people. It is balancing in hot and cold seasons; it is hot in hot places and it is cool in cold places/”