Tamarind trees are found in Southern and Central 
India, Africa, America and Burma.  Tamarind trees 
grow to be a height of 100' and stay green and 
lush throughout the year. The fruit of this herb 
is theTamarind bean; Tamarine.  The bean is around 
3'' to 6'' long, thick as a "washerwomans finger" 
and irregular in shape.  There are two types of the 
beans; one is smaller in size, has a red colored pulp 
when ripe and has smaller seeds, while the other is longer, 
has a brownish pulp when ripe and has bigger seeds. 
The former is the type of tamarind that is used in 
medicine.