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Tamarind

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Name: Tamarind

Other Names: Tamarindus indica, Tamar, Sampaloc, Asem Jawa, imli, Asam

Description: The Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a tropical tree, native to tropical Africa, including parts of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests. The tree can grow up to 20 m in height, and stays evergreen in regions without a dry season. Tamarind timber consists of hard, dark red heartwood and softer, yellowish sapwood. The leaves consist of 10–40 leaflets. The flowers are produced in racemes. The fruit is a brown pod-like legume, which contains a soft acidic pulp and many hard-coated seeds. The seeds can be scarified to enhance germination.

In Malaysia Tamarind is called asam in Malay and swee boey in Hokkien (Min Nan). In Indonesia it is called asem (or asam) Jawa (means Javanese asam) in Indonesian. In the Philippines it is called sampaloc in Tagalog and sambag in Cebuano. In Oriya it is called [Tentuli]. In Hindi Tamarind is called imli. In Marathi it is called chinch. In Bangla, the term is tẽtul. In Sinhala the name is siyambala, in Telugu it is called Chintachettu (tree) and Chintapandu (fruit extract) and in Tamil and Malayalam it is puli. In Kannada it is called hunase. In Malagasy it is called voamadilo. The Vietnamese term is me. The Tamarind is the provincial tree of the Phetchabun province of Thailand (in Thailand it is called Ma-kham). In Taiwan it is called Loan-tz.

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Conditions Treated: Urology

Specific Conditions Treated: Urinary Stone Disease

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Kidney stones -nephrolithisis -ureter colics caused by stones are not not a condition where one takes a paractamol or aspirin and goes to bed..............
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Conditions Treated: Skin and Hair

Specific Conditions Treated: Vitiligo

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The term Vitiligo or Leukoderma or Leucoderma means white skin. Vitiligo is a distressing skin condition. The disease is characterized by continuous loss of melanin pigments from ...   more

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Conditions Treated: Ear Nose and Throat

Specific Conditions Treated: Sore Throat

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Sore throat refers to the inflammation of the pharynx or back of the throat It occurs frequently when a person has a cold or an attack of influenza. This inflammation may also invo...   more

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Conditions Treated: Nutrition and Metabolism

Specific Conditions Treated: Hangover

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A Hangover is on the whole is the result of over indulgence in Alcoholic drinks. Moreover a concoction of various forms of liquor make the following day a real turn off. It has bee...   more

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Fever Home Remedy Using Tamarind

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Conditions Treated: Infectious Diseases

Specific Conditions Treated: Fever

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Fever, also known pyrexia is a febrile response to an underlying medical condition in the body. Fever is not always bad. Many times it is the way by which the body eliminates bacte...   more

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