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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==
{{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Rashes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cardiac}}, {{Uses|Blood sugar}}, {{Uses|Throat infection}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds 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==
==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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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Image:Tamarindus indica tree.JPG|Hole tree
Image:Tamarindus indica pods.JPG
Image:TamarindSeedling.jpg|seedling
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254257793_Chemical_constituents_of_Tamarindus_indica_L_leaves"chemistry"Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="morphologyAyurvedic 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>
