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Phyllanthus emblica
Ailment Scurvy  + , Diuretic  + , Laxative  + , Hemorrhage  + , Diarrhea  + , Dysentery  + , Anemia  + , Jaundice  + , Dyspepsia  + , Leukorrhea  + , Atherosclerosis  + , Fever  + , Gastritis  +
Ailment type Infectious diseases  + , Nutritional deficiencies  + , Common ailments  +
Biotic zone Northeastern Himalayas + , Northwestern Himalayas + , Eastern Ghats + , Western Ghats + , Central Deccan Plateau + , Indo-Gangetic Plain +
Bloom type Perennial +
Class Magnoliopsida +
Commercial application Human consumption  + , Medicinal use  + , Cosmetic use  + , Religious use  +
Commercial use description Popularly used in inks, shampoos and hair Popularly used in inks, shampoos and hair oils, the high tannin content of Indian gooseberry fruit serves as a mordant for fixing dyes in fabrics. Amla shampoos and hair oil are traditionally believed to nourish the hair and scalp and prevent premature grey hair.and scalp and prevent premature grey hair.  +
Common Indian names आँवला Aonla, आमला Amla (Hindi);আমলা Amla (Manipuri);आँवला Amla (Marathi);Nelli (Tamil);Nelli, Nellikka (Malayalam);Usiri, Usirikaya (Telugu);Betta nelli, Amalaka (Kannada);Aonla (Oriya);Ambala (Gujarati);Dhatri, amalaka (Sanskrit)  +
Common hindi name आमला Amla  +
Common name Indian Gooseberry, Amla  +
Division/Phylum Magnoliophyta +
Family Phyllanthaceae +
Floral symmetry Radial  +
Flower color Yellow  + , Green  +
Food plant part Fruit  + , Seeds  +
Food use Yes  +
Food use description Particularly in South India, the fruit is Particularly in South India, the fruit is pickled with salt, oil, and spices. Amla is eaten raw or cooked into various dishes. In Andhra Pradesh tender varieties of amla are used to prepare dal (a lentil preparation), also amle ka murabbah a sweet dish indigenous to the northern part of India (where in the berries are soaked in sugar syrup for a long time till they are imparted the sweet flavor) is traditionally consumed after meals. (Source:Wikipedia) It is also a constituent of the popular '''Dabur Chawanprash'''.nt of the popular '''Dabur Chawanprash'''.  +
Genus Phyllanthus +
Habitat details The tree is commonly found in deciduous forests in India, upto 4500ft in the hilly regions.  +
Header caption Pickle made from Amla  +
Header image Indiangooseberrypickle.jpg  +
IUCN status Not Evaluated  +
Introdescription ''Phyllanthus emblica'' or Indian Gooseber''Phyllanthus emblica'' or Indian Gooseberry is a species commonly known for its fruit called Amla. The fruit has one of the highest concentrations of Vitamin C (160 times more than apple) and thus is reputed as a strong antioxidant. Amla finds uses in many medicinal and cosmetic products, especially those for hair such as hair oils and tonics. Amla fruit is used in Indian cooking mainly as pickles or as mouth-freshners. It is also a constituent of the popular '''Dabur Chawanprash'''.nt of the popular '''Dabur Chawanprash'''.  +
Leaf blade type Simple  +
Leaf petiole type Petiolated  +
Leaf shape Oblong  +
Life cycle details Flowering from April to June; fruiting from July to September.  +
Medicinal active compound Ascorbic acid  + , Tannins  + , Phyllemblin  + , Curcuminoids  + , Linolenic acid  +
Medicinal molecular basis Yes  +
Medicinal molecular basis description The fruit has a high concentration of Vitamin C (160 times more than apple). Vitamin C is an antioxidant and helps in boosting immunity to diseases.  +
Medicinal significance Yes  +
Medicinal system Ayurveda + , Unani + , Folk Medicine + , Modern Medicine +
Medicinal use description Detailed information with studies noted onDetailed information with studies noted on the Himalaya Healthcare website. Fruit is acrid, sour, bitter-sweetish, cooling, alexiteric, carminative, alterative, laxative, tonic and antipyretic. It is useful in burning sensation, vomiting, biliousness, urinary discharges, thirst, leprosy, constipation, inflammations, erysipelas, piles, anaemia, strangury. It is also used in "Kapha", thirst sweats, anuiria, poisoning, "Tridosha", ophthalmia, incipient blindness. Seed is acrid, sweet, aphrodisiac and antipyretic. Seeds are useful in biliousness, asthma, bronchitis, leucorrhoea, vomiting, "vata". Flowers are cooling, aperient, refrigerent. Fruits are useful to improve apetite, heart diseases, liver complaint, cold in nose, stops nasal haemorrhage, purifies humours of the body. Ripe fruit is an astrigent. It has anticancerous property. Root bark is an astringent. Infusion of leaves with fenugreek seeds applied in chronic dysentery, bitter tonic. (Source:Sasya Sampada)tery, bitter tonic. (Source:Sasya Sampada)  +
Native species Yes  +
Order Malpighiales +
Page creation date 17 October 2010  +
Plant clinical study details Studies in rabbits has shown that administering Vitamin C had higher excretions of cholesterol and phospholipids. The fat content in both serum and tissues reduced significantly.  +
Plant commercial Yes  +
Plant commercial part Fruit  +
Plant height More than 10 feet  +
Plant medicinal part Root  + , Leaves  + , Flower  + , Fruit  + , Seeds  +
Plant type Woody (Tree/Shrub)  +
Propagation method Seeds  + , Vegetative propagation  +
Regnum Plantae +
Religious significance Yes  +
Religious use description Significance in worship of Goddess Lakshmi  +
Species name w:Phyllanthus emblica +
State Assam  + , Bihar  + , Delhi  + , Goa  + , Gujarat  + , Haryana  + , Himachal Pradesh  + , Jammu and Kashmir  + , Karnataka  + , Kerala  + , Madhya Pradesh  + , Maharashtra  + , Manipur  + , Mizoram  + , Nagaland  + , Orissa  + , Punjab  + , Tamil Nadu  + , Tripura  + , Uttar Pradesh  + , West Bengal  +
Time of harvesting Monsoon  + , Post-monsoon  +
Time of planting Summer  +
User ID User:Gauravm +
Water need Low  +
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Categories Plants  + , Species page  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 19 October 2010 03:36:48  +
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