TAMARIND TAMARINDUS INDICA

TAMARIND (Tamarindus indica L.) +++

Activities (Tamarind) :
Analgesic (1; DEP); Antibacterial (1; AAB; APA; TRA); Antioxidant (1; TRA); Antipyretic (1; APA; EFS; SUW); Antiseptic (1; APA; DAD); Antispasmodic (1; TRA); Antiviral (1; AAB); Aperient (1; PHR); Aperitif (f; MAD); Astringent (1; IHB; JFM; WBB); Candidicide (1; APA); Carminative (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Cicatrizant (f; WBB); Diaphoretic (f; DAD); Digestive (f; SUW); Emetic (f; DAD); Fungicide (1; AAB; APA); Hepatotropic (1; TRA); Lactagogue (f; DEP); Laxative (1; APA; DAD; IHB; JFM; PH2; RYM; SUW); Schistosomicide (1; AAB; APA); Tonic (f; JFM); Vasodilator (1; TRA); Vermifuge (1; APA; DEP; KAB; SKJ).

Indications (Tamarind) :
Abscess (f; WBB); Adenopathy (f; JLH); Alcoholism (f; PH2); Amenorrhea (f; KAB; WBB); Anorexia (f; KAP; MAD); Apoplexy (f; DEP); Arthrosis (f; DAD); Asthma (f; DAD; KAB; WBB); Bacteria (1; AAB; APA; TRA); Biliousness (f; DEP; KAB; SUW; WOI); Bite (f; AAB); Bleeding (f; JFM; KAP; MAD; RYM); Body Odor (f; KAB); Boil (f; AAB; DAD; DEP; IHB; WOI); Cancer (f; JLH; KAB); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, gland (f; JLH); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH); Cancer, uterus (f; JLH); Cancer, vagina (f; JLH); Candida (1; APA); Chill (f; DAD; JFM); Cholecystosis (1; HH2; PHR; PH2); Cholera (1; AAB); Cold (f; JFM); Colic (f; AAB); Conjunctivosis (f; DAD; IHB; JFM; KAB); Constipation (1; APA; DAD; IHB; JFM; PH2; RYM; SUW); Cough (f; JFM; SKJ); Cramp (1; TRA); Dermatosis (f; AAB; IHB); Diabetes (f; JFM); Diarrhea (1; APA); Dizziness (f; HH2); Dysentery (f; DAD; DEP; JFM; WBB); Dysmenorrhea (f; MAD); Dyspepsia (f; KAB; SKJ); Dysuria (f; GMH; KAB); Earache (f; KAB); Eczema (f; MAD); Edema (f; WOI); Enterosis (f; WBB); Erysipelas (f; DAD); Escherichia (1; APA); Fever (1; APA; DAD; EFS; HH2; JFM; PHR; PH2; SUW); Fungus (1; AAB; APA); Furuncle (f; WBB); Gas (f; DEP; SKJ; SUW); Gastrosis (f; KAB); Gingivosis (f; DAD; WBB); Gonorrhea (f; WBB); Hangover (f; DEP; PH2, TGP); Headache (f; MAD); Heartburn (f; MAD); Heatstroke (f; DEP; SKJ); Hemorrhoid (f; DAD; DEP; PH2; WBB); Hepatosis (f; HH2; KAB; PHR; PH2); Infection (1; AAB; APA; DAD); Inflammation (f; DAD; DEP); Intoxication (f; DAD; DEP; KAB; PH2); Itch (f; MAD); Jaundice (1; DAD; JFM; MAD; TRA; WBB); Leprosy (f; DAD; WBB); Leukorrhea (f; MAD); Malaria (f; DAD; WBB); Measles (f; JFM); Morning Sickness (f; AAB; APA); Mucososis (f; IHB); Myalgia (f; SKJ); Mycosis (1; AAB; APA); Nausea (1; APA); Ophthalmia (f; DAD); Pain (1; DEP; JFM); Paralysis (f; DAD; KAB); Pharyngosis (f; PH2); Pulmonosis (f; DAD); Rash (f; AAB); Respirosis (f; DAD); Rheumatism (f; DAD; IHB; WBB); Ringworm (1; APA; KAB); Salmonella (1; AAB); Scabies (f; KAB); Schistosomiasis (1; AAB; APA); Smallpox (f; KAB); Snakebite (f; KAB; WBB); Sore (f; AAB; IHB); Sore Throat (f; AAB; DEP; JFM); Splenosis (f; JLH); Staphylococcus (1; AAB; APA); Sting (f; SKJ); Stomachache (f; PH2; SKJ); Stomatosis (f; IHB; KAB; PH2); Swelling (f; HH2; KAB; WOI); Syphilis (f; SKJ); Ulcer (f; DAD); UTI (f; DAD; TRA); Uvulosis (f; KAB); VD (f; WBB); Vertigo (f; HH2; KAB); Virus (1; AAB); Vomiting (f; PH2); Worm (1; APA; DAD; DEP; KAB; SKJ); Wound (f; AAB; IHB; WBB); Yeast (1; APA).

Dosages (Tamarind) :
1–3 g fruit pulp (KAP); 4–8 g fruit pulp/day (APA; PNC); 4–30 g fruit pulp (HHB); 10–50 g tamarind paste (HH2; PHR; PH2); 1–2 g powdered seed (KAP).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Tamarind) :
Class 1 (AHP; JAD, 1997). None reported (PHR). Generally regarded as safe (APA). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). Reportedly kills Aspergillus niger, Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Schistosoma mansoni, and Staphylococcus mansonii (APA).