Tropical fruit / Sweet Tamarind
Thai name:
Makham wan
Scientific
name: Tamarindus indica L.
Season: December
to March The fruit
is, as the name suggests, a sweet variety of a fruit generally
associated with an acid taste. After being peeled it is generally
eaten fresh, though boiled in water it also makes a refreshing
juice. Other, more sour varieties of tamarind are used in
various cooked dishes for flavoring.
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Because the effects on males have been studied most extensively,
one other aspect, which is of interest to females even more than to
males, has largely been neglected: the effect, tongkat ali has on body
fat composition.
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http://www.asiatour.com/thailand/e-02trav/et-tr194.htm
Jan Garanoz
869/116 Thanon Pemavipat,
Chiang Rai, 57000 Thailand
Created: September 1, 1995
Last updated: September 14, 2009