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Tamarind is a healthy fruit known under the name indicates Tamaridus Scientific, which is native to warm areas of the planet. In ancient times, the Arabs used it for medicinal purposes. To achieve such benefits is not only necessary to consume the whole fruit, it is also possible to purchase all its virtues through the tamarind water, whose recipe you find this note.

Tamarind is a tropical fruit, consumed throughout Central America, Caribbean area, Africa and Asia. It was part of the diet of the Arabs, who used not only for food but also for medicinal purposes.

How does the tamarind?

* Mild laxative, cleansing the body.
* Diuretic.
* Reducer cholesterol and glucose.
* Diseases such as dysentery, gallstones.
* Protector of atherosclerosis.
* Hypotensive.

All these properties can be obtained through the tamarind water.

How to prepare tamarind water?

Ingredients

* 200 grams of tamarind.
* 2 lemons.
* 1 ½ liters of water.
* Sweetener or honey to taste.
* 3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger.
* 2 tablespoons ground cumin.
1 teaspoon mint leaves.

Preparation

* Boil the tamarind in half a liter of water for 15 minutes.
* Mash the pulp with a strainer.
* Extract all the juice.
* Add all other ingredients.
* Mix.
* Let stand for 20 minutes.
* Filter through a white linen cloth.
* Dilute to 1 liter of water.
* Add the juice of two lemons.

How to make tamarind drink?

* Before each meal or between meals.

While this is not the traditional recipe of tamarind water, is a drink that in addition to providing all the properties of tamarind can benefit with the properties of other foods such as ginger and cumin.

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