Tamarindus Indica Linn

Tamarindus Indica Linn

Plant | Tamarindus Indica Linn | Tamarindus indica is a plant that is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of cold, fever, stomach disorder, diarrhea and jaundice and as skin cleanser.
To evaluate the scientific basis for the use of the plant, the antimicrobial activities of extracts of the stem bark and leaves were evaluated against some common gram negative and gram positive bacteria and fungi. The study also investigated the chemical constituents of the plant and the effect of temperature and pH on its antimicrobial activity.

Tamarindus Indica Linn

Protective effect of Tamarindus indica Linn (Caesalpiniaceae) was evaluated by intoxicating the rats with paracetamol (1 g/kg p.o.) for seven days. The aqueous extracts of different parts of Tamarindus indica such as fruits, leaves (350 mg/kg p.o.) and unroasted seeds (700 mg/kg p.o.) were administered for 9 days after the third dose of paracetamol. Biochemical estimations such as aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin and total protein were recorded on 4[sup] th and 13[sup] th day. Liver weight variation, thiopentone-induced sleeping time and histopathology were studied on 13[sup] th day. Silymarin (100 mg/kg p.o.) was used as a standard. A significant hepatoregenerative effect was observed for the aqueous extracts of tamarind leaves, fruits and unroasted seeds (p< 0.05) as judged from the parameters studied. 

Tamarindus Indica Linn

Uses
Fever: Macerate pulp or ripe fruit in water, sweeten to taste, and drink.
Laxative: Eat pulp of ripe fruit liberally and follow with plenty of water.
Asthma: Bark; chop and boil a foot-long piece of bark in 3 glasses of water for 10 minutes. Adults, 1 cup after every meal and at bedtime; children, 1/2 cup 4 times daily; Babies, 2 tbsps 4 times daily.
Aromatic bath: Use decoction of leaves, especially after childbirth and during convalescence.
Decoction of ash: For colic, indigestion; as gargle for sore throats, aphthous sores.
Ash preparation: Fry the bark with common salk in an earthen pot until it turns to white ash; heaping teaspoon of the ash to half-cup of boiling water; cool and drink.
Poultice or lotion from bark applied to ulcers, boils, and rashes.
Poultice of leaves to inflammatory swellings of ankles and joints.
Decoction of leaves as postpartum tea; also used as a wash for indolent ulcers.
Flowers for conjunctival inflammation. Internally, as decoction or infusion, for bleeding piles (4 glasses of tea daily).
Pulp surrounding the seeds is cooling and laxative.