Importance of sowing tamarind. Properties and Benefits for Health
Greetings friends of Steemit and community of Farms. This article focuses on making known the importance of planting a tamarind tree, since its fruit is delicious and also contains many nutrients and great properties that benefits health. Next, we will briefly describe how to plant this plant, the benefits of this fruit and even a simple and quick recipe for how to make tamarind pulp.
First of all it is necessary to say that it is a tropical tree, with thick foliage and its fruit is shaped like a pod, brown with a hard shell, and inside it usually has six seeds with a bittersweet flavor.
Grow Tamarindo
It is a fruit that should be available, if necessary and you have space, a great idea is to plant Tamarindo. First of all you should know that tamarind occurs in tropical climates, as it is a plant sensitive to cold. In addition, it requires a good solar exposure and a semi-arid soil.
Once the plant grows and the fruits have reached maturity, the tamarind pods turn light brown and just at that moment you must harvest, that is, you must remove the fruits and extract the seeds that are inside, to consume them.
Properties
Tamarind is an excellent source of nutrients, it also contains important minerals such as calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus and sodium, as well as vitamins of groups B, C and E.
Benefits
Tamarind has been used as a natural remedy for the treatment of multiple ailments. Both the pulp, the leaves and the bark have therapeutic power that alleviates problems such as constipation, stomach pains, fever and skin irritations. The main benefits are:
Laxative, helps to purify the body, eliminating toxins and waste naturally.
Appetite stimulant, accelerates metabolism.
Anti-flatulent, relieves and prevents gas from the stomach.
Soothing and anti-inflammatory, relieves muscle and joint pain, reducing inflammation.
Cholesterol reducer and blood pressure regulator.
Healing, helps to close wounds and heal burns on the skin, when they apply their leaves, mixed with vegetable oil, on the affected area.
It helps prevent cancer, due to its great contribution of antioxidants that fight cancer cells.
It boosts the immune system, preventing diseases such as the flu, the common cold and even genital infections.
Recipe to prepare tamarind pulp
Remove the Tamarind and place it in a container with enough sugar. Mix well until the consistency is good. Try the pulp, if it is still acidic, you should keep adding sugar until the mixture was liked.
Tamarind plant has so many healthy benefits and thanks for point out most of them, we have indeed learnt from this post
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