Scientific name: Tamarindus indica

Family: Fabaceae

Origin: Africa

Medicinal use: Tamarind is the fruit of the tree of the same name and is a highly demanded food in Asian and Latin American cuisine. The tamarind fruit has a rigid pod, where its pulp is surrounded by strings that must be removed. We must remove the threads to clean the pulp of the tamarind. It is an excellent source of fiber, vitamins of groups B, C and E. It is used for medicinal purposes thanks to its laxative properties.

Scientific name: Carica papaya

Family: Caricaceae

Origin: Mexico and C America

Medicinal use: Carica papaya is a very rich shrubby fruit of the genus Carica in the family Caricaceae. Its fruit is commonly known as papaya, papayón, olocotón, papayo, mamón, milky or milky. The fruits have a smooth texture and an oblong shape, and can be green, yellow, orange or pink. The fruit is usually consumed raw, without its peel and its seeds. The unripe green papaya fruit can be eaten in salads and stews.

Scientific name: Passiflora edulis

Family: Passifloraceae

Origin: S America

Medicinal use: Passion flower (Passiflora edulis) is a climbing plant, typical of South and Central America; specifically, it is considered native to the Amazon of Peru, its edible fruit, yellow or purple, is the passion fruit. The passionflower fruit is an oval or round berry, between 4 and 10 cm in diameter, fibrous and juicy, covered with a thick, waxy, delicate and inedible rind. The pulp has a lot of little seeds.