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Tamarind is a long lived and beautiful fruiting tree, growing up to 30 metres tall with a dense, spreading crown. The tree has fragrant flowers and a feathery foliage that is usually evergreen but becomes deciduous in drier regions.
  
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Rashes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Cardiac}}, {{Uses|Blood sugar}}, {{Uses|Throat infection}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.
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{{Uses|Intestinal worms}}
  
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
  
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa= |en= |gu= |hi= |kn= |ks= |ml= |mr= |pa= |ta= |te=}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Tamarind grows best in drier areas of the tropics, though it can also do well in much wetter, monsoon areas so long as there is a distinct dry season. It is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 35°c, but can tolerate 12 - 45°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Low-altitude woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|Savannah and bush}}, {{Commonly seen|Termite mounds}}, {{Commonly seen|Semi-arid areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Wooded grassland}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Stream and riverbanks}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tamarindus+indica"Cultivation"]</ref>
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==External Links==
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Tamarind is a long lived and beautiful fruiting tree, growing up to 30 metres tall with a dense, spreading crown. The tree has fragrant flowers and a feathery foliage that is usually evergreen but becomes deciduous in drier regions.

Uses

Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Rashes, Asthma, [[:Category:Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat |]], Cardiac, Blood sugar, Throat infection, Cough, Fever. Intestinal worms

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

Tamarind grows best in drier areas of the tropics, though it can also do well in much wetter, monsoon areas so long as there is a distinct dry season. It is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 35°c, but can tolerate 12 - 45°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Low-altitude woodland, Savannah and bush, Termite mounds, Semi-arid areas, Wooded grassland. Stream and riverbanks

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ ["chemistry"]
  2. ↑ ["morphology"]
  3. ↑ "Cultivation"

External Links

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