Never heard of anybody even trying to eat those seeds or the shell
(unless the fruits are very young/green, when the whole thing is thrown
into soups and such). Its the pulp of the ripened fruit that is used
usually(and called Tamarind).
regards
hg
needling around wrote:
Hi,
I have met tamarind seeds unexpectedly in some Caribbean candy and
they will *break your teeth*. The candy is wonderful but be wary of
the seeds. I would imagine a hammer would be needed to crack them and
make to make a tea, if one was considering use that. One used to be
able to find Tamarind pulp in the frozen food cases but I would guess
that depends on where you live.
PT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Norton, Steve"
<stephen.nor...@ngc.com>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:33 AM
Subject: RE: CS>Re: silver-digest Digest V2010 #651
Melly,
I wasn't on the computer over the weekend and I trying to catch up.
Regarding the use of Tamarind, the study used only 10 gm of Tamarind
once daily and showed a 37% increase in fluoride excretion. This is a
small amount of Tamarind. I would guess that to be around 2 teaspoons
of Tamarind. It appears that they just ate the fruit but I am not sure
about the seeds.
It does indeed seem that moringa oleifera seeds also helps remove
fluoride. See the study abstracts below.
- Steve N
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11840184?dopt=Abstract
Effect of tamarind ingestion on fluoride excretion in humans.
" OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of tamarind (Tamarindus indicus)
ingestion on excretion of fluoride in school children. DESIGN:
Randomized, diet-control study. SUBJECT: Twenty healthy boys were
included and 18 of them completed the study. INTERVENTIONS: Each
subject consumed 10 g tamarind daily with lunch for 18 days at the
social welfare boys' hostel. The nutrient composition of the daily
diet was constant throughout the experimental period. RESULTS:
Tamarind intake led to significant increase (P<0.001) in the excretion
of fluoride in 24 h urine (4.8+/-0.22 mg/day) as compared to excretion
on control diet (3.5+/-0.22 mg/day). However, excretion of magnesium
and zinc decreased significantly (7.11+/-1.48 mg of Mg and
252.88+/-12.84 microg of Zn per day on tamarind diet as compared to
23.39+/-3.68 mg of Mg and 331.78+/-35.31 microg Zn per day on control
diet). Excretion of calcium and phosphorous were not significantly
different while creatinine excretion decreased with tamarind intake
(225.66+/-81 mg creatinine/day with tamarind and 294.5+/-78.76 mg
creatinine/day without tamarind). CONCLUSION: Tamarind intake is
likely to help in delaying progression of fluorosis by enhancing
urinary excretion of fluoride."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20099463
Tamarindus indica L. and Moringa oleifera M. extract administration
ameliorates fluoride toxicity in rabbits.
" Aqueous extracts of T. indica fruit pulp (100 mg/kg body weight) and
M. oleifera seeds (50 mg/kg body wight) orally once daily for 90 days
lowered plasma fluoride concentrations in rabbits receiving
fluorinated drinking water (200 mg NaF/ Liter water). Cortical indices
and metaphysial width in animals receiving extracts also revealed
beneficial effects of plant extracts. Changes in plasma biochemistry
suggested less hepatic and renal damages in animals receiving plant
extracts along with fluorinated water in comparison to that receiving
fluorinated water alone. Preliminary results revealed these plant
extracts have some potential to mitigate fluoride toxicity."
From: Melly Bag [mailto:tita_...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 12:14 PM
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: EXTERNAL:CS>Re: silver-digest Digest V2010 #651
Steve,
Thanks. Do you know where i can find instructions on how to use the
tamarind pulp? Do i make a juice out of it? I wonder if the moringa
oleifera seeds would remove it as well, it being used in Africa and
elsewhere to clean water.
Thanks.
melly
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