TAMARIND TREE

Tamarind tree is a plant of Fabaceae family. Its fruits are red to brown in color, and very sour in taste. Tamarind tree is found all over India. Also, it is found in America, Africa and many Asian countries. Tamarind tree is very large. Its tree starts giving fruit after 7 to 8 years. Tamarind is ripened in the months of February and March. Tamarind is used in lentils, chutney and many other things. Old tamarind is more beneficial than new tamarind. Shak (vegetable) and flower sauce of tamarind leaves are made. Tamarind wood is very strong. This is reason why people also make axes from its wood.

Tamarind tree in India

Tamarind tree has been used in India for a long time. Although the origin of this fruit is Africa, but when this fruit went from Asian countries to Persia and Arab countries, it was called Indian Date, because it looked like dried pulp in palm.

Choppy and mouth-watering tamarind is beneficial for health. Hence it is included in especially in food at various places. It has been used in Indian food for centuries. It is used in Indian cuisine to add flavor, but it also has many beneficial properties for health. Its pulp is used in making jams, syrups and sweets.

It contains carotene, vitamin C and B. It is used in the treatment of biliary disorders, jaundice and colds. Tamarind pods are 3 to 7 inches long in brown color. The juicy and acid pulp within the pod is used in chutney and stock (curry). The quality of tartaric and pectin present in tamarind pulp is very good.

Advantages

Being a good source of antioxidants, it is capable of fighting cancer.

It is very useful in digestion.

It is beneficial in fever.

The paste of tamarind leaves is also applied on the ringworm besides swelling. It benefits.

Tamarind seeds are used to prepare eye drops.

Tamarind leaves are used to make herbal tea.

The juice of tamarind flowers is used in the treatment of piles.

The importance of tamarind in food

In South India, pulses are added every day, so that they become digestible. Therefore, residents of Andhra Pradesh also used tamarind in their food, but when the Portuguese entered India 400 years ago, they also brought tomatoes with them, so gradually tomatoes were replaced in place of tamarind. Tomato has been in use since then, but for some time new and shocking information is being received in this regard.

 According to this, once an entire village in Andhra Pradesh was hit by fluorosis. In this disease, an excessive amount of fluoride enters the bones, causing the bones to become crooked. Researchers found that there is a high amount of fluoride in drinking water, so the disease spread. Earlier tamarind used to stop its absorption in the body by acting with this fluoride, but tomato did not have this property, so the disease emerged. Then I came to know the benefits of tamarind.

Beneficial for health

Raw tamarind is very dear to children. Although modern children have almost lost their contact with nature. Since enamel comes out from the teeth when grown, we are not able to eat tamarind. Even then there are many ways to use tamarind.

To make fresh drink in summer, soak tamarind in water for a while and mash it. Now add jaggery or sugar, salt and roasted cumin to it. In this, fresh mint leaves increase the feeling of elation.

Ripe tamarind cures indigestion by removing indigestion. It is also an appetizer. Tamarind is also useful for getting rid of stomach worms.

For bile problems, soak an equal quantity of plum in tamarind kulhar every night. Sieve in the morning and sieve. Add a little sweet and drink the empty stomach. Profit will be seen in six to seven days.

Apart from this, paste of tamarind leaves is also applied on the ringworm besides swelling. Apart from increasing appetite with its flowers, the taste of dishes also increases. Tamarind seeds also have medicinal uses in Ayurveda. The powder of its seeds is dissolved in water and applied on a scorpion bite. Soak tamarind seeds in water overnight and peel in the morning and chew it well for back pain and eat.

Digestive disorders

The pulp of ripe fruit is beneficial in the treatment of bile vomiting, constipation, air disorders, indigestion. The extract made by softening its pulp with water helps in decreasing the appetite.

Scurvy

This disease is a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency, which causes skin spots, gums become spongy and blood flows from the mucous membrane. The person suffering from this disease looks pale and depressed. Vitamin C is found in plenty in tamarind. It is beneficial in the treatment of scurvy.

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Cold

Tamarind is considered effective in treating cold in South India. 1 teaspoon of black pepper with grounded tamarind is consumed after boiling it for some time in water.

Dysentery

It is caused by inflammation in the intestine, causing excessive mucus or blood drainage in the stool of diarrhea. Occasionally, fever and abdominal pain also arise. Tamarind drink is beneficial in the treatment of dysentery.

Irritation

To cure burning sensation, burn tamarind leaves and make fine powder. Mixing this powder with sesame oil and applying it to the burnt part, the wound heals within a few days.

Joint swelling and pain

Joint pain is relieved by continuous intake of tamarind. Nowadays, especially at the age of 30, people are suffering from this disease especially women, so this disease can be controlled by continuous use of tamarind. Grind tamarind leaves with water and apply it on the swollen part of the joints and ankles to relieve swelling and pain. Tamarind expels uric acid stored in the tissues, which relieves joint pain and rheumatism. There is a misconception in society that such patients should avoid tamarind altogether, because tamarind increases the stiffness in joints. The fact that pain increases during uric acid removal from the joints is attributed to tamarind.

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Sore throat

Tamarind water gargles are beneficial in treating sore throat. If you want, you can gargle it by boiling tamarind in water or the powder of its dry leaves can be used by mixing it in water.

Constipation

Constipation is cured by drinking very old tamarind syrup.

Itching

Grind tamarind seeds in lemon juice and apply on the itch.

Heat stroke

In the summer, the body’s dryness becomes dry due to acute fever. This is called sunstroke. To avoid this, Lu is not afraid if he drinks tamarind syrup when he goes out at the time of Lu. This drink also acts as a mild detritus. Also, relieves headaches caused by being in the sun.

Snake venom

Grind tamarind seeds in some water on the stone. Cut the snake by cutting it with the blade and remove the black blood from there and paste the grated seeds in the amount of one or two seeds. These seeds will start sucking venom. After a while, keep changing the seeds and bury the seeds in the ground. Keep changing the seeds till the entire poison comes out.

For heart patients

Tamarind is beneficial for heart patients. Tamarind helps in reducing cholesterol levels. It is considered a tonic of the heart.

Harmful Effects

Raw tamarind is heavy, hot and sourer. Those which are not suitable for tamarind can also have side effects like ripened tamarind, sour head, jaw pain, shortness of breath, cough and fever.