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[[File:Phyllanthus officinalis.jpg|thumb|right| ''Phyllanthus officinalis'', ''Triphala'']]
'''Amalaki''' or '''Triphala''' is an Ayurvedic herbal rasayana formula consisting of equal parts of three myrobalans, taken without seed: Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), [[Bibhitaki]] (Terminalia bellirica), and [[Haritaki]] (Terminalia chebula).
== In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, Triphala is used for: Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=Betta Nelli|ml=Nellikka, Amalakam|sa=Amalakah|ta=Konkam|te=Amalakamu|hi=Aonla, Amla|en=Indian Gooseberry}}
== References =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Bark light grey and exfoliating. Leaf feathery, smaller towareds the apex and the base, tip reddish}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|reddish|5|Flowering from March-April}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Fruiting May onwards|A depressed-globose drupe|many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant mainly of the hot, tropical lowlands, succeeding in both humid and semi-arid areas<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Mixed forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Drier forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry open sparse forests or scrub}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Amla field.JPGImage:Amlatree.JPGImage:Phyllanthus officinalis.jpgImage:Amla.JPGImage:Amla1.JPGImage:PhyllanthusEmblica.jpgImage:PhyllanthusEmblicaLeaf.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition"> Juss SS[https://www. Triphala - the wonder drugncbi.nlm.nih. Indian Med Gaz 1997;131gov/pubmed/26415402 "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https:94-6//indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31625 "morphology"]</ref> <ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">[https://bookswww.googlepfaf.coorg/user/Plant.in/booksaspx?idLatinName=aQh25X9mzjAC&pg=PA30&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Rasayana: ayurvedic herbs for longevity and rejuvenationPhyllanthus+emblica "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Phyllanthus+emblica Phyllanthus emblica on useful trophical plants]* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/ab777e/ab777e05.htm Phyllanthus emblica on SPECIES WITH POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR HOMEGARDEN USE]* [https://www.prota4u.org/database/protav8.asp?g=pe&p=Phyllanthus+emblica+L. Phyllanthus emblica on prota4u.org]
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