FruitTamarind
Limited scientific evidence supports tamarind's use for dry eye and fluorosis; insufficient evidence for other traditional uses.
Benefits
- Antioxidant
- anti-inflammatory
- laxative
- antimicrobial
- hepatoprotective
- antidiabetic
- antimalarial
- antiasthmatic
- anti-hyperlipidemic
- rich in essential minerals and vitamins.
Key compounds
Tartaric acidmalic acidcitric acidacetic acidsuccinic acidphenolic compoundsflavonoidstanninsmucilagepectinamino acidssugarspotassiumphosphoruscalciummagnesiumironvitamin A
May help with
- Used traditionally for abdominal pain
- diarrhea
- dysentery
- helminth infections
- wound healing
- malaria
- fever
- constipation
- inflammation
- and eye diseases.
Best for these goals
Antioxidantanti-inflammatorylaxativeantimicrobialhepatoprotectiveantidiabeticantimalarialantiasthmaticanti-hyperlipidemicrich in essential minerals and vitamins.
How to use it
Culinary ingredient (curries, chutneys, sauces, ice cream, sherbet), raw fruit, sweetened balls, juice concentrate, pulp powder
Evidence level
Limited
Cautions & interactions
Generally safe in food amounts; large medicinal doses lack sufficient safety data. May lower blood sugar, interfere with surgery, and increase aspirin/ibuprofen absorption. Pregnancy/breastfeeding safety is unknown. | Interactions: May lower blood sugar, interacting with diabetes medications; may increase absorption of aspirin and ibuprofen, potentially increasing side effects.
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