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[[File:Amalika (nelli subbi).jpg|thumb|right|''Nelli Subbi'', ''Phyllanthus emblica'']]
'''Phyllanthus emblica''' tree is small to medium in size, reaching 1–8 m in height. The branchlets aren't glabrous or finely pubescent. It can grows up to 10–20 cm long.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Heart attack}}, {{Uses|Fast heartbeat}}, {{Uses|High blood presure}}, {{Uses|Migraine}}, {{Uses|Sheen of the hair}}, {{Uses|Immunomodulator}}, {{Uses|Daibetes}}, {{Uses|Aphrodisiac}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Dried LeavesSeeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|knsa=HebbalasuAamalaka, Kadu halasuAmruthphala|mlen=Emblic Myrobalan|gu=AyaniAmbala, AnjiliAmala|hi=Amla, Ayini plavuAonla|kn=Nellikayi|ks=Vasa|saml=LakuchaEmbali, Lakucah, PanasahAmli|tamr=KattuppalaAnvala, Aiyini pala, Kurangu pala, Pei palaAvalkathi|tepa=Adavi panasaAula, Amla|hita=KathalNellikkai, Nelli|ente=Wild JackUsirika}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> ==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=== ===Nutritional components===Phyllanthus emblica Contains the Following nutritional components like - Galic acid, phyllenblin, ellagic acid terchebin, corialgin and ellagic acid; 1, 3, 6-trigalloylglucose; lupeol and β- sitosterol, Tannins, Polyphenolic compounds, alkaloids; Vitamin C<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|subsessileSubsessile|the The leaves are closely set along branchlets, light green, resembling pinnate leaves}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|14cm 2-6cm long|greenishGreenish-yellow||Quite smooth and hard on appearance, with six vertical stripes or furrows.Flowering from March to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|sphericalSpherical|2-6cm|Syncarp (sorosis), subglobose Subglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe|Single seed|Fruiting from March to November}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaCitraka Harītakī]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Airlayers}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Western GhatsTrophical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Malabar CoastHill slop}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Artocarpus hirsutus immature fruits from Tuvvur, Kerala, India.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruitFile:Artocarpus hirsutus fruitAmlaki (Assamese- আম্লখি) (4937857397).jpg|The ripe fruit of Jungle JackLeavesFile:ആഞ്ഞിലിIndian Gooseberry - നെല്ലി 03.jpgJPG|unripe fruits in a treeLeavesFile:ആഞ്ഞിലിപ്പഴംPhyllanthus emblica (Indian Gooseberry) Flowers.jpg|The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.FlowersFile:രണ്ട് ഐനിച്ചക്കകൾNelli (Malayalam- നെല്ലി) (4937861227).jpg|ripe fruits FruitFile:ഐനിച്ചക്ക.jpg|a ripe fruitFile:ആഞ്ഞിലി ചക്ക അഥവാ ഐനി ചക്കIndian_gooseberry_bark.jpg|semi-ripe Anhili fruit.File:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infectionFile:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close up.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-up<center>Bark of the Indian goosebery</center>
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm EMBLIC MYROBALANS]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivat">[http://www.agrifarming.in/amla-farming/ Agrifarming]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://ayurhelp.com/articles/ayurveda-medicinal-properties-amla-or-indian-gooseberry Ayur help]</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.125, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [httphttps://frlhtenvisherbpathy.nic.incom/KidsCentre/Artocarpus_hirsutus_1636Uses-and-Benefits-of-Indian-Gooseberry-Cid617 Phyllanthus emblica on herbpathy.aspx Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plantscom]* [httpshttp://indiabiodiversitywww.planetayurveda.orgcom/specieslibrary/show/8066 Artocarpus hirsutus amla-emblica-officinalis Phyllanthus emblica on India Biodiversity Portalplanetayurveda.com]* [httpshttp://www.sciencedirectbalconygardenweb.com/sciencegrowing-amla-tree-how-to-grow-indian-gooseberry/article/pii/S0378874110002060 Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacologyPhyllanthus emblica on balconygardenweb.com]* [httpshttp://pdfswww.semanticscholaryogamag.orgnet/d5c0archives/67efca6a605cfebce2ad4b6a8a702887ccca2005/dapr05/amla.pdf Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacologyshtml Phyllanthus emblica on yogamag.net]* [http://citeseerxwww.isteagriculture.psu.eduin/viewdocpackage-of-practices-of-amla/download?doi=10Phyllanthus emblica on eagriculture.1.1.381.143&rep=rep1&type=pdf Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam] [[Category:Herbs]in]
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