Uttaranchal Medical College of Ayurveda & Research

Department of Dravyaguna

AAMLAKI

Botanical Name: Emblica officinalisFamily: Euphorbiaceae

Common Names

Aamal

AAMLAKI (Indian Gooseberry)

Department of Dravyaguna
Uttaranchal Medical College of Ayurveda & Research

Basic Information

  • Botanical Name: Emblica officinalis

  • Family: Euphorbiaceae

  • English Name: Indian Gooseberry, Emblica myrobalan

  • Hindi Name: Amlika, Aamla

  • Sanskrit Synonyms: Aamlaki, Dhatri

  • Other Synonyms: Aamla, Aawanla, Nellikai, Usheerikai, Nelli, Aamlaj, Aamal

Description

  • Height: Small to medium-sized tree, usually 20–25 feet tall

  • Bark: Fairly smooth, pale greyish-brown; peels off in thin flakes like guava

  • Leaves: Alternate, oblong; green above, paler below; reddish or brownish when dry; appear pinnate (0.4–1.5 × 2–4 mm)

  • Flowers: Bisexual, yellow, about 3 mm across; grow in clusters at terminal shoots

  • Fruits: Fleshy, globose, 0.5–1 inch in diameter; pale yellow, sometimes reddish when ripe; six distinct lines on outer surface; fibrous; taste sour, bitter, and astringent

Phenology

  • Flowering: February – May

  • Leafing: March – April

  • Fruit Ripening: October – April

Species

  • Types:

    1. Vanya

    2. Gramya

  • Seeds: Reddish, about 3.9 × 4.5 mm long

Habitat

  • Grows throughout India up to an altitude of 4500 feet

Rasa Panchaka

  • Rasa: Panch Rasa except Lavana (Amla predominant)

  • Guna: Guru, Ruksha, Sheeta

  • Virya: Sheeta

  • Vipaka: Madhura

Chemical Constituents

  • Root: Gallic acid, Lupeol, Oleanolic aldehyde

  • Bark: Leucodelphinidin, Procyanidin, Tannins

  • Fruit: Vitamin C, Phyllembin, Linoleic acid, Acetic acid

Properties

  • Tridoshahara

  • Vayahsthapana

  • Rasayana

  • Chakshushya

  • Laxative, Diuretic, Carminative

  • Antianaemic, Anti-haemorrhagic

  • Antidiabetic, Antidiarrhoeal

  • Antioxidant

Therapeutic Uses

  • Prameha, Raktapitta, Krimi

  • Kasa, Netraroga, Kushta, Arsha

  • Pradara, Mutrakrichha, Shula

  • Ulcerative stomatitis, Diabetes

  • Gonorrhoea, Jaundice, Diarrhoea

  • Myalgia, Dysentery, Peptic ulcer

  • Erysipelas, Inflammation, Anaemia

  • Emaciation, Greying of hair

  • Satmikaran: Rasayana and Rejuvenator

Useful Part

  • Fruit

Dose

  • Powder: 6–8 g

  • Fresh Juice: 25–50 ml

Important Formulations

  • Chyawanprash

  • Brahma Rasayana

  • Dhatrilauh

  • Phalasava

  • Amalakyadi Churna

  • Kanakarista

AAMLAKI (Emblica officinalis)

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