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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

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Sore Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Sore Elsewhere *
Sore(Throat) Elsewhere *
Sting(Caterpillar) Java *
Styptic Elsewhere *
Sunstroke Elsewhere *
Suppurative Elsewhere *
Swelling Elsewhere *
Thirst Elsewhere *
Thrush Java *
Tonic Elsewhere *
Tonic Elsewhere *
Tumor India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Venezuela Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge Elsewhere *
Wound Malaya *