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Emblica officinalis - Dhatri
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]
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Common names
Language | Common name |
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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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 05.
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