Community of @steemit, many people do not even suspect that tamarind belongs to the fruit, as it seems a typical representative of the legume family and is comparable to peanuts. The tamarind pulp is so sweet and tasty that you can add it to cooking desserts and cocktails.
The tamarind tree is an evergreen plant, it has a very large foliage, sometimes on the same branch you can find about 40 small leaves. The plant blooms very well, most of the time its flowers are 5 pink petals, which together form inflorescences.
Since tamarind belongs to the family of legumes, its fruits are also formed in the form of pointed pods. The fruits have a light brown tone off. The tamarind rind is very fragile and thin, under which the reddish or brown flesh is hidden. There are bones inside the tamarind pulp. These are peculiar seeds that have an irregular elongated shape. A fruit has about 5-7 seeds, of soft structure and brown color.
The tree, although it is considered all year round and is evergreen, bears fruit only once a year. The signal for the ripening of the fruit is its easy separation from the branches of the tree.
The taste of tamarind is almost incomparable with other exotic fruits, it is more like dried fruits. The bittersweet taste of the fruit can be compared slightly with the combination of dried fruits, such as dried apricots and plums. Some equate the taste of tamarind with apple jam.
The fresh fruit of tamarind benefits as an anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, bactericidal and laxative agent. In modern folk medicine, on the basis of tamarind seeds, the essential oil is produced with its healing properties.
Tamarind contains a large amount of essential minerals (selenium, potassium, calcium, iron, zinc and copper), vitamins (A, C, PP, B) and folic acid.
Tamarind improves digestion and appetite, it is used to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It has astringent, laxative and anthelmintic properties.
For colds, flu and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, a decoction of tamarind is gargling to eliminate inflammation and disinfect. In addition, tamarind tea is consumed indoors to strengthen the immune system, reduce the temperature and increase the body's resistance. Tamarind tea is excellent for colds, sore throats, bronchial asthma and fever.
Tamarind is recommended for use with rheumatic pains and the presence of worms in the body.
Tamarind tea can wash the eyes with conjunctivitis and other inflammatory eye infections.
In addition to the above, tamarind fruits contain a large amount of vitamin A and organic acids, such as tartaric, lactic and citric. The tamarind pulp is used to make a decoction or tea that helps face febrile conditions, has astringent properties and perfectly normalizes the pressure.
The tamarind pulp removes cholesterol from the body, is an excellent prevention of cardiovascular diseases, relieves insomnia and stress.
The list of trace elements contained in the tamarind fruit is very large: more than 200 milligrams of phosphorus and potassium, and 100 milligrams of fruit contain calcium, magnesium and copper. In tamarind there is a small amount of zinc, selenium, sodium and iron. Tamarind has a high calorific value compared to other exotic fruits.
Tamarind bark tea is used for fever because it contains a large amount of vitamin A, and this remedy has an excellent astringent.
Tree flowers will help reduce blood pressure (raw materials should be collected during flowering).
Toasted seeds are used as an anthelmintic, they do an excellent job with parasites in the body and they are also effective in dysentery.