Siyambala (Tamarind0

Siyambala

Scientific name:	Tamarindus indica*
Family name:	FABACEAE
English name:	Tamarind
Local name:	Siyambala
Description:	Trees to about 15(-24) m tall; stipulesminute. Leaveswith about 8-20 pairs of leaflets; leaflets 12-(-30) mm long, (3-)5-10 mm wide. Inflorescences racemose, about 1-8 flowered; flowers small, pedicels 3-14 mm long; petals white or yellowish with reddish venation. Fruit light brown, 5-15 cm long, about 2 cm wide, 1.5 cm thick, 2-4-seeded, indehiscent. Seeds brown, lustrous with closed areoleon each face, about 1-1.5 cm long, 5-8 mm wide.
Status:	Only under cultivation
Edible parts:	Fruit
Ayurvedic usage:   Treatment for; Swelling                               Pain Excessive thirst Burning Sensation Fever                    Haemorrhoids Oral Diseases     Rectal Prolepses Constipation      Dysuria Leucorrhoea      Vomitting Eye Disease                        Muscle stiffness Hernia PARTS  USED  IN  TREATMENT; Leaves Bark Flowers Fruits Seeds source by  instituteofayurveda.org