Tamarind or Java acid which is known as a spice in the kitchen, turned out to have many benefits for treatment. Pain and rancid odor at the time of menstruation, sore throat or diphtheria, dry cough, ulcers, low blood, thrush, vaginal discharge, and measles are some diseases that can be treatment by tamarind.This alternative plant from Africa, usually planted as a tree, can reach a height of 25 meters. Leaves finned equally and yellowish flowers. Rod-shaped fruit and seeds with a length of 3.5 to 20 cm and 2.5 cm thick. Soft leather outer shell of brown and flesh fruit taste sour.
The color of tamarind fruit is white and after dark greenish to brown. Fruit flesh is usually used to preserve food, make the syrup, or clean metal goods whose color changed to black. The old flesh is sometimes processed (cooked) for durability.
Due to a blackish color, commonly called kawak acid. Flesh contains a variety of acids, such as tatrat, malate, citrate, succinate, acetate. The tamarind acid is believed to facilitate bowel movement and blood circulation. The leaves contain flavonoids which are anti-inflammatory and pain relief.
According to experts from the Indonesian medicinal plants, leaves of tamarind tree is believed to reduce the heat in and also increase appetite. Also, because it contains tatrat acid, tamarind is believed to be a laxative for those who have difficult bowel movements.
Because it is a gel to absorb liquid, tamarind can also be used to destroy fat. Tamarind can be made as hot drinks. As a variation, tamarind can also be combined with other traditional medicines like ginger, pace, or the other alternative traditional. What is important, see the needs and dosis.
Sour fruit flesh is usually made of jelly, syrup, or candied. Heavy wood core made into fine wood carvings and used as material. Seeds baked or fried, so it can be eaten. The fruit is included in the list of traditional medicines that have been legalized.
And here are the 11 benefits of tamarind for our health:
1. Tamarind concoction. Tamarind Blain kawak (meat cooked fruit acid that has been processed and it is black rather than brown) of five grams, spinach leaves with thorns and leaves kale each 10 grams, a little salt.
The leaves of spinach and kale finely ground, mixed with acid and given a little salt. Stick to the boil until the entire surface is covered with all. When it is dry, replace it again with the new. In this way, in a short time will be ripe and burst ulcer.
2. For sprue. One cup of washed leaves of young tamarind, a piece of thinly sliced turmeric five centimeters. Boil four cups of water until only half. So it was a bit tasty, add the palm sugar when boiling. Filter. Drink every morning and evening. Repeat for several days.
3. Dysmenorrhea. A handful of leaves young acid mixed with two fingers of turmeric and a half cups cooking water, then finely ground. Collision plus enough water then filtered and drunk. b. Acid kawak half thumb, 10 pieces of ginger, palm sugar to taste. The third material was boiled with a glass of water, allow it to be half. Drink every morning, do a row during the week before the coming months.
4. Prevention of high cholesterol. Take 150-200 grams of tamarind leaves, finely crushed. Give a glass (220 ml) hot boiled water. Then strain and drink until gone. Do it three times a day.
5. Lowering infant fever. Kawak acid and turmeric each one's thumb, young leaves of jasmine five pieces, two stalks scallions. After being washed, crushed all ingredients until smooth. Stick it on the crown of the baby.
6. Fever after childbirth. Acid kawak one finger, palm sugar to taste. Acid and palm sugar brewed with hot water in the glass. After a warm drink. Drinking two glasses each one until a few days.
7. Hemorrhoid. Acid kawak one gram, and Meniran leaves nasty shard of each six grams, three grams of ginger. Once cleaned, boiled with a liter of water, allow it to be half. After a cold, drink three times a day.
8. Low blood. Acid kawak five grams, 250 grams spinach, 10 grams palm sugar, red onion 50 grams, 15 grams of chili pepper, salt seven grams. Spinach boiled, not too ripe. All other ingredients pounded together into sauce. Brown rice, spinach, and sauce is used as a lunch meal. Do it every day as a side dish.
9. Diphtheria. Tamarind, radishes, red onion, kencur each of five grams, 10 grams of papaya leaves. Acid addition, all materials were given water and then squeezed ground water. Add acid. Brewed with hot water. Stir until evenly distributed. While still warm, use it to gargle. Do it three times a day.
10. Dysentery. Acid kawak five grams, turmeric and ginger each 10 grams, a tablespoon of pure honey. Kawak acid, turmeric, and ginger pounded together, put one cup of hot water, wring it out, then strain. Pour the honey into the juice and stir well. Taken all at once in the morning.
11. Eczema. Tamarind handful, tubers temu lawak one fruit, one piece of palm sugar. Bulbs ginger pounded, mixed with acid and sugar. Boil in two cups of water until the remaining half. Drink once a day. Do it every other day.
