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Tamarindus indica

Common Name
Asem; Tama-Rindo; Mandarin; Tamarin; Wit asem; Demirhindi; Asam jara; Tamarindier; Tamarindo; Tamarinde; Asam kawak; Tomale; Tamarind; Tomaring; Asam jawa; Tomarin

Activities

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Laxative W Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Laxative Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Lenitive Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Liver Elsewhere *
Mucusitis Java *
Piles Elsewhere *
Pimple Java *
Purgative Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Purgative Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Refrigerant Elsewhere *
Refrigerant India *
Refrigerant Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Refrigerant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Rheumatism Malaya *
Rheumatism Elsewhere *
Rheumatism Haiti Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Scurvy Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scurvy Elsewhere *
Scurvy Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Sore Java *