Emblica officinalis - Dhatri

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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.

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.

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

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Lohaasava

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA