Tamarind is a leguminous tree belonging to the Fabaceae family and indigenous to tropical Africa. The tamarind tree produces edible, pod-like fruits, which are used extensively in cuisines around the world.
It is rich in vitamins, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, volatile chemicals and minerals like copper, potassium, iron, calcium, selenium, magnesium and zinc. There are many organic compounds in tamarind that help in making tamarind a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent.
Tamarind for Weight Loss:
1. Help stop overeating:
If you are gaining weight because you love to eat too much of food, and you are unable to control your eating, then tamarind is a good remedy. Tamarind controls you appetite and prevents you from overeating. This way you will be able to lose weight effectively.2. Hydroxycitric acid(HCA) Presence:
Tamarind is rich in HCA – hydroxyl citric acid. This helps in slowing down the production of fat. HCA is very similar to citric acid. It is present in many other plants also. But in tamarind it is present abundantly. HCA has the power to prevent the action of the enzyme in the body responsible for the storage of fat. This acid is also very effective for suppressing your appetite. This it does so by increasing the levels of serotonin neurotransmitter. It can burn the fat in your body when you do exercise for long time. Research is still going on to check the effect of HCA on metabolism rates.
3. Keeps digestive system healthy:
You can make your digestive system function smoothly by consuming tamarind. This in turn ensures that you stay healthy and fit. The laxative property of tamarind make it great for increasing the process of digestion. You can have tamarind as a fruit or as a spice to improve digestion. The fibre present in tamarind adds bulk to your stool, thereby making its movement through the digestive tract smooth. By stimulating the activities of bile, it helps in digesting eh food you eat faster. The fibre also helps in faster digestion of food. Tamarind is effective for chronic diarrhoea as well as for constipation.
4. Mild laxative:
Tamarind is also a mild laxative. You can treat as well as prevent bile disorders by consuming tamarind juice.
What Are The Other Benefits Of Tamarind?
1. Tamarind not only helps you lose weight but also offers a number of other benefits, thanks to the abundance of vitamins, minerals, and fibre in it.
2. Tamarind can be used to cure sore throat.
3. Tamarind fights against cancer too. It contains high levels of antioxidants, which help prevent and combat cancer.
4. Tamarind is rich in Vitamin C. Hence it serves as a fantastic cure for scurvy and other health issues related to the deficiency of Vitamin C.
5.Tamarind is used to heal inflamed ankles and to cure joint pains.
6. Applying tamarind on superficial burns leads to faster healing.