Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Tamarind

Plant

English

Tamarind, Chinacha, Indian date, Indian tamarind, Kilytree, Suan-duo, Suan-jiao, Tamarinds, Tamarind tree

Latin

Tamarindus indica LINN., Tamarindus occidentalis Gaertn., Tamarindus indica, Tamarindus indicus L., Tamarindus occidentalis Gärtner

Plantparts

Bark, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Mesocarp, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal swelling, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Affections of the liver, Ague, Aids digestion, Allergic diseases, Allergies, Allergy, Amebiasis, Amebic dysentery, Amobic dysentery, Amoebiasis, Amoebic dysenteri, Amoebic Dysentery, Anthelmintic, Anti-allergic, Anti-eczemic, Anti-flu, Anti-hypertensive, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, aperient, Arterial hypertension, Asthenia of liver, bad digestion, Bedwetting, benificial effect on the digestion, Betwetting, Bloating, Blood vomiting, Bone break, Bone fracture, Bone fractures, Broken bone, broken bones, cardiac, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, chill, Chills, Clears gas, Cold, colds, common cold, complaints of urinary system, constipation, Coolant, Cooling, Costive, Costiveness, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, Cutaneous Eruptions, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, disorders of the urinary passage, dispepsia, Dyschezia, Dysentery (amebic), dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, eczema, Entamoebiasis, enuresis, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Fart, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, flu, fracture, fractures, Gas, Good for digestion, good for the heart, Gripe, Grippe, Head colds, Heart restorative, heart tonic, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, High bloodpressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, improves digestion, indigestion, inflammation of the lungs, Influenza, intestinal gas, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, involuntary discharge of urine, Laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, Lowers bloodpressure, Lung inflammation, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, measles, Morbilli, movements of the bowel, Nocturnal enuresis, pneumonia, pneumonitis, Poor digestion, problems in the urinary system, Promotes digestion, purgative, Pyrexia, Rash, Rashes, Red measles, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, reduces swellings, Refrigerant, Refrigerent, Rubeola, scabies, Seven-year itch, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, Skin itching (scabies), skin rashes, sores, sprain, Sprains, stimulates digestion, Swellings, the flue, Torn ligament, Traumatic injury, treatment of allergies, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Used in the treatment of cough, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Warming digestive, wind, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Foods

As a flavouring agent, corrective corrigent, flavouring agent, taste corrigent

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical used in Purulia district, West Bengal, India, Phytomedical used on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 (-)-Epicatechin, 1-Octanol, 2-Methyl-Butan-1-Al, acetic acid, alkaloid, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Arabinose, Arachidic acid, Aromadendrene, ascorbic acid, ash, Behenic acid, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Caprylic acid, Carbohydrates, carvacrol, Caryophyllene, cellulose, chlorine, Cinnamaldehyde, citric acid, Copper, D-Arabinose, D-Galactose, D-Glucose, fat, Fibres, fixed oil, fructose, Furfural, Galactose, Gamma-Ionone, Geranial, Geraniol, glucose, Glutaric acid, Glyoxylic acid, Humulene, Hydrogen cyanide, Inverted sugar syrup, iron, lactic acid, Lauric acid, Lignoceric acid, limonene, linalool, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lysine, magnesium, malic acid, manganese, Methionine, methyl salicylate, Monounsaturated fatty acids, mucilage, myrcene, Myristic acid, Nerol, Niacin, N-Octadecane, Nonan-1-Al, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Pantothenic acid, P-Cresol, pectin, Pentosan, phenol, phosphorus, Piperitone, Polyunsaturated fat, potassium, Potassium oxide, Proline, protein, Pyridoxine, Safrole, Saturated fatty acids, sodium, Stearic acid, succinic acid, sugars, Sulfur, tannin, tartaric acid, Terpinen-4-Ol, Tryptophan, uronic acid, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitexin, water, Xylose, zinc, Β-Carotene, Β-ionone, Γ-Cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0667

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