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Amalaki consists of pericarp of dried mature fruits of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. Syn. Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (Fam. Euphorbiaceae); mostly collected in winter season after ripening and in Kashmir in summer, a small or medium sized tree, found both in natural state in mixed deciduous forests of the country ascending to 1300 m on hills; cultivated in gardens, homeyards or grown as a road side tree.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Nellikayi
Hindi Amla, Aonla
Malayalam Embali, Amli
Tamil Nellikkai, Nelli
Telugu Usirika
Marathi Anvala, Avalkathi
Gujarathi Ambala, Amala
Punjabi Aula, Amla
Kashmiri Vasa
Sanskrit Aamalaka, Amruthphala
English Emblic Myrobalan


Chemical Composition

Ascorbic acid and tannins etc.

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet), Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent), Aamla

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Madhura

Karma

Tridoshajit, Vrishya, Rasaayana, Caksusya

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 05.

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA

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