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Tamarind Extract

Botanical Name: Tamarindus Indica (belongs to Leguminosae family)
Synonyms: Tamarindus Officinalis,  Imlee
Cultivation in: Tropical Africa, India, West Indies

Tamarind Oil

Tamarind: Introduction
Tamarind or Imlee, as you listen the word, a tangy taste strikes the mind, isn’t it? Imlee or Tamarind is one of the ancient fruits and herbs used in Indian traditions. The ancient medical practice “Ayurveda” states the importance and the unending usability of Tamarind for mankind. Tamarind oil is very common in Indian traditions, whether it comes to preparing delicious food stuffs, or medicinal syrups, tamarind oil finds its uses everywhere.  Let’s go through the details and importance of Tamarind.

Tamarind Details:
Tamarind tree can be easily identified as it has wide spread branches along with a thick trunk usually straight and height that can rise up to 40 feet. Its leaves are grow in alternate patterns are bit hairy and can be in 12 or 15 pairs. The flowers of tamarind are very fragrant and have red or purple filaments. The legumes of the tamarind tree are oblong close to linear, little compressed that are imbedded with acidic pulps.  The interesting thing about the leaflets is that they close in cold moist weather and after sunsets.

There are three types of Tamarinds grown worldwide! The first kind that is East Indian tamarinds have long pods that contains 6-12 seeds whereas West Indian has short sized pods with minimal seeds quantity. The third variety has fabulous flowers.  Other criteria for classifications of Tamarind can be that West Indian tamarind can be carved into syrups, East Indian into shelled legumes, and the third one into syrups.

Tamarind is highly rich in following nutrients:  Citric bitartrate, gum, pectin, some grape sugar, tartaric and malic acids, potassium, and parenchymatous fiber.

Tamarind:  Uses and Actions
As Food Ingredient: Tamarind is a great tastemaker. If you want to add tangy taste in your dish, tamarind is the best one. Several Indian dishes have imlee (tamarind as the prime ingredient) like Panipuri, Chole, etc. Drinks and juices of tamarind is highly famous in India.

As Medicinal Product: Tamarind has febrifuge, refrigerant cathartic, astringent, antiseptic and many other properties that make tamarind as the great herbs for human health. The every part of tamarind tree is usable and required to cure different diseases. Bowel complaints, bilious problems, worms in stomach, jaundice, sore eyes, ulcers or so on, tamarind can cure several diseases and disorders effectively.