The world honors tamarind as a precious medicinal herb.

Surprisingly, the simple tamarind tree in Vietnam is honored by the world as a precious medicinal herb "from root to tip". With the highest values ​​in the group of trees that need to be protected.

In Vietnam, tamarind is considered a natural tree or planted as an ornamental tree or to provide shade on the streets.

Why is tamarind honored by the world?

In herbal literature, tamarind (scientific name Tamarindus indica) is a tropical tree, originating in eastern Africa, now grown more in Asia and Latin America, and is one of the most popular wild plants with delicious fruits in the world.

Few people know that this tree has long been honored by the world as a precious tree species that needs to be preserved, ranking second in the list of precious tree species "from root to tip".

The book "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Selection" (China) states that tamarind is the most effective fruit for cooling the body, digesting food, and preventing constipation among all fruits.

The book "Tran Nam Ban Thao" writes that tamarind helps to relieve hangovers and inflammation, and is especially good at supporting stomach digestion. Cooked with white sugar to make jam to eat, it is so precious that no amount of money can compare.

First of all, tamarind is a woody tree, consisting of many layers of hard, dark red heartwood and soft, yellowish sapwood. The leaves are pinnately compound. The flowers grow in beautiful white or yellow branches.

The pulp of the tamarind fruit is used as a precious spice in both Asian and Latin American cuisines, and is an important ingredient in Worcestershire sauce and HP sauce in India.

The pulp of the young fruit is very sour, so it is suitable for use in main dishes, while the pulp of the ripe fruit is sweeter and can be used as a dessert, drink, or snack.

The reason why the world considers this tree precious is because the pulp, leaves and bark of the tree have some applications in medicine. For example, in the Philippines, tamarind leaves are used in some teas and medicines to reduce malaria.

Tamarind leaves are also a staple ingredient in south Indian cuisine, used as a spice in lentil soups with various vegetables, pulihora rice, and many chutneys.

Tamarind is available in every Indian food store around the world. It appears in many forms of Southeast Asian desserts such as pickled ripe fruit, candied fruit, cold drinks, ice cream…

Due to its special medicinal properties, tamarind is used in medicine to treat a number of diseases related to the stomach or digestive tract.

Tamarind is a popular food in Mexico and is made into many types of candy. It is so popular that it is even used as Mexican slang for traffic wardens, because the color of their clothes resembles the color of the tamarind rind.

Medicinal effects of tamarind

In China and many other countries around the world, the tamarind tree has a special place, being on the national protection list thanks to its beneficial effects "from root to tip". According to records, tamarind can be used to treat diseases.

1. Cooling, detoxifying, hangover cure

From the leaves to the tamarind fruit, they all contain a certain amount of amino acids, so they can be cooked into a nutritious, refreshing, cooling and aromatic dish.

Rich nectar, can kill parasites in the human body, reduce alcohol concentration, prevent poisoning. Acid in tamarind can detoxify, eliminate sore throat, help digestion.

Tamarind can also be made into a massage oil for rheumatism.

2. Nutritional supplements

Tamarind pulp is rich in sugar, acetic acid, tartaric acid, formic acid, citric acid and other ingredients, and is considered a major spice in the food industry used for beverages, jams and other products.

Meanwhile, flower buds and fruits are rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and other trace elements, including the highest calcium ratio among all fruits.

In medicine, tamarind flower buds are also widely used to treat diarrhea, flatulence, leprosy, paralysis, and prevent and treat rickets in children.

3. Aids digestion

Ripe tamarind pulp is effective in treating vomiting, flatulence and indigestion. One can mix tamarind pulp with water and drink it to treat loss of appetite and picky eating.

People with dry mouth, easily irritated, use tamarind juice, add sugar to make a sweet drink. People with constipation can boil tamarind juice to drink instead of water.

4. Boost immunity

Because it is rich in vitamin C, tamarind helps strengthen the body's immune system, reducing the risk of infection.

5. Cure cold

Tamarind pulp and powder can be made into a hot soup used to treat colds according to traditional Indian medicine.

6. Reduce fever, cure sore throat

Dried tamarind powder is very useful in treating fever. Gargling with tamarind juice daily can relieve a sore throat.

According to Young Knowledge