Tamarind: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Tamarind means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Tamarind (identified with Tamarindus indica) was used in a recipe to accelerate fruit droppings: which was one of the technologies known to ancient Indian agriculturists, which presents a safe technology and methodology regarding organic agriculture, according to treatises (such as the Vrikshayurveda). One such technology was to selectively ripen fruits as well as to delay or accelerate fruit dropping: Harvesting and fruit dropping are critical factors which can alter the shelf-life and the taste of the fruit by the time it reaches the end-user, the customer. [...] A number of queer raw materials such as wet hides of animal, bones of a monkey, ichor (elephant’s rut) and nose bone of elephant have been prescribed in the treatises to delay ripening. In order to accelerate fruit dropping concoctions of Tamarindus indica (tamarind), Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian jujube), Terminalia arjuna (arjuna) and Citrus limon (lemon) are prescribed.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Tamarind in English is the name of a plant defined with Tamarindus indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tamarindus umbrosa Salisb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Evol. Biol. (1986)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tamarind, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tamarind of the indies, Tamarind plum, Tamarind tree, Tamarindillo, Tamarindo, Tamarindus indica.
Full-text (+422): Cinca, Tintidika, Amlika, Amlaphala, Amla, Cuncuri, Amli, Amlavriksha, Shakacukrika, Cukra, Tintida, Vrikshamla, Cintidi, Tintili, Caritra, Cincavani, Tintididyuta, Gurupatra, Barabata, Tintrini.
Relevant text
Search found 104 books and stories containing Tamarind; (plurals include: Tamarinds). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tomorrow, My Birthday < [April 1957]
Tomorrow, My Birthday < [April 1957]
‘The Lotus’-An Examination < [April - June 1974]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Review of famotidine floating tablets with tamarind seed gum. < [2022: Volume 11, November issue 15]
Estimation of phytochemicals in some Fabaceae plants. < [2017: Volume 6, December issue 16]
Natural Polymers as Pharmaceutical Excipients: Applications and Benefits < [2015: Volume 4, June issue 6]
Acaranga-sutra (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 1, Lesson 8 < [Book 2]
Exploring Fruit Tree Species as Multifunctional Greenery < [Volume 13, Issue 14 (2021)]
Potential Bioactivities of Tamarind Seed Jellose at the Cellular Level for... < [Volume 16, Issue 8 (2024)]
Research on the Mechanism of Collaborative Value Co-Creation of... < [Volume 14, Issue 22 (2022)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 9 - Tamarind Tikka < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 239 - The Mad King < [Part III (b) - Stories of the Western Province and Southern India]
Story 101 - The Widow Woman And Loku-appuhami < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
Mucoadhesive nanoparticles from tamarind seed polysaccharides for sustained... < [Vol. 7 No. 4: Oct-Dec (2013)]
Development and evaluation of xyloglucan matrix tablets containing naproxen < [Vol. 2 No. 2: Apr-June (2008)]
Design and Optimization of Modified Tamarind Gum-based Floating-bioadhesive... < [Vol. 10 No. 04 (2016)]
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