Botanical Classification :
Botanical Name:Phyllanthus emblica
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: P. emblica
Conman Name:
Genus: Phyllanthus
Species: P. emblica
Conman Name:
English : Gooseberry, Emblic Myrobalam
Hindi: Awla(आँवला ),aamla,Nepalese or Indian gooseberry
Sanskrit : amalika, Dhatri, amalika
Introduction :
Phyllanthus Emblica(Amla),also known as Indian Gooseberry is an edible fruit which grows in India and Middle East. Amla has been used as a source of ayurvedic medicine since centuries.
Phyllanthus Emblica(Amla),also known as Indian Gooseberry is an edible fruit which grows in India and Middle East. Amla has been used as a source of ayurvedic medicine since centuries.
plant:
The tree is small to medium in size, reaching 8 to 18 m in height, with a crooked trunk and spreading branches. The branchlets are glabrous or finely pubescent, 10–20 cm long, usually deciduous; the leaves are simple, subsessile and closely set along branchlets, light green, resembling pinnate leaves.
The tree is small to medium in size, reaching 8 to 18 m in height, with a crooked trunk and spreading branches. The branchlets are glabrous or finely pubescent, 10–20 cm long, usually deciduous; the leaves are simple, subsessile and closely set along branchlets, light green, resembling pinnate leaves.
Flower:
The genus name Phyllanthus is derived from Greek words meaning leaf-flower, an allusion to the apparent bearing of flowers on the leaves. Amla flowers are small, greenish-yellow or pinkish. The flowers have six segments, but no real petals. Male and female flowers are carried separately on the same branch.
Fruit:
The fruit is nearly spherical, light greenish yellow, quite smooth and hard on appearance, with 6 vertical stripes or furrows. Ripening in autumn, the berries are harvested by hand after climbing to upper branches bearing the fruits. The taste of Amla is sour, bitter and astringent, and is quite fibrous.
Seeds:
Bark:
Health Benifit :
Amla is one of the oldest known Indian fruits and the medicinal properties of this fruit have been described in major Ayurvedic texts like Charakasamhitaand Sushrutasamhita. It is one of the three ingredients of the famous Triphalarecommended for digestive disorders. It is a major source of vitamin C. Amla preparations are prescribed for controlling diabetes in Ayurveda.
- It helps in promoting longevity and enhancing digestive system (dipanapachana).
- It helps in the reduction of cough (kasahara) and fever (jvaraghna).
- It acts as on source of blood purifier (raktaprasadana).
- It helps in treating constipation(anuloma), alleviation of asthma (svasahara), strengthen of heart (hrdaya).
- It is also helpful for eyes (chakshushya), growth of hair (romasanjana), enliven the body (jivaniya), and enhance intellect (medhya).
- Phyllanthus Emblica(Amla) is helpful in unrelieved conditions like diabetes, antioxidant, prevention of ulcer.
- It is also helpful for person suffering from mental and memory effects.
- It is effective in high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis, swelling and pain in the pancreas (pancreatitis), cancer, stomach upset, pain in joints, diarrhea, obesity, dysentery and organ restoration.
- It is also helpful to kill germs and lower pain and swelling resulting due to the body's response yo illness of injury (inflammation).
- Phyllanthus Emblica(Amla) is said to be rich in Ascorbic Acid or Vitamin C, a dominant antioxidant helpful to trim down wrinkles, restrain pigmentation, and facilitate skin maintain its natural wetness.