1. Introduction
Plant materials have long been used as traditional medicines for the treatment of a wide variety of ailments and diseases. Components of Tamarindus indica, a tree indigenous to India and South East Asia, have been used as a spice, food component, and snack. According to Thai traditional medicine, the fruit of T. indica is regarded as a digestive, carminative, laxative, expector ant and blood tonic. In addition, the seeds of T. indica are used as an anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, and an eme tic, and the seed coat is used to treat burns and aid in