Table 3 Frequency citations of Tamarindus indica uses

Beverage

Fruit pulp

17

43

60

1

100

Food (snack)

Fruit

17

42

59

0.98

98.33

Windbreak

Trees

12

41

53

0.88

88.30

Oral hygiene (toothbrushes)

Branches

11

42

53

0.88

88.30

Shade

Trees

15

37

52

0.87

86.70

Flavouring

Fruitpulp

11

24

45

0.75

75

Aesthetic/recreation purposes

Trees

12

32

44

0.73

73

Firewood and charcoal

Trunk, branches

2

36

38

0.63

63

Teaching/learning aid

Seeds

0

28

28

0.47

46.70

Food preservative

Fruitpulp

4

20

24

0.40

40

Source of income

Trunk, fruit, branches

2

21

23

0.38

38.30

Construction

Trunk, branches

2

19

21

0.35

35

Feed for livestock

Leaves

1

20

21

0.35

35

Tool handles and clubs

Branches, trunk

2

15

17

0.28

28

Mulch

Leaves

2

14

16

0.27

26.70

Support for plants

Trees

2

9

11

0.18

18

Ethnoveterinary uses

Leaves, stembark, rootbark

2

7

9

0.15

15

Ethnomedicine for humans

Leaves, stembark, rootbark

3

5

8

0.13

13