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[[File:Tamarindus indica pods.JPG|thumb|right|''Tamarindus indica'']]'''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=={{stubUses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Rashes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cardiac}}, {{Uses|Blood sugar}}, {{Uses|Throat infection}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.{{Uses|Intestinal worms}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains essential oils, free and conjugated fatty acids, flavonoids, and other compounds, but also describe the presence of eight new compounds for this part of the plant and important levels of Selenium and other micro-elements not previously reported.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Umblee, Vrksamla, Amalika|en=Indian date, Tamarind|gu=|hi=Ambli, Amili|kn=Hunuse mara|ks= |ml=Amlika, Valampuli|mr=Aambali, Aamli|pa= |ta=Yukini, Yukinimaram |te=Tintrini, Tintrinikamu}}
==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==
{{Habit|Evergreen tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|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==
* [[Panchamla tailam]]
* [[Shankha bati]]
* [[Gudapippali]]
* [[Karimbirumbadi kashayam]]
* [[Rasnadi churnam]]
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==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. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Low-altitude woodland area}}, {{Commonly seen|Savannah area}}, {{Commonly seen|Termite mounds}}, {{Commonly seen|Semi-arid areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Wooded grassland}}.
{{Commonly seen|Stream and riverbanks}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Image:Tamarindus indica tree.JPG|Hole tree
Image:Tamarindus indica pods.JPG
Image:TamarindSeedling.jpg|seedling
Image:Tamarindus indica, leaves, pod.jpg
Image:Tamarindus indica-flowers.jpg
File:Tamarindus indica, flowers&leaves.jpg
File:IKAl 20100331 Tamarindus indica.jpg|Leaves
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254257793_Chemical_constituents_of_Tamarindus_indica_L_leaves Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/11/tamarind-imali-tamarindus-indica/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate>[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tamarindus+indica Cultivation detail]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarind Tamarindus indica on wikipedia.org]
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tamarind.html Tamarindus indica on flowers of india.net]
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31829 Tamarindus indica on india bio diversity.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]
