Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Phyllanthus emblica - Emblic, Amalaki

1,728 bytes added, 2 years ago
no edit summary
[[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"/>.
'''===Food===Phyllanthus emblica''' tree is small to medium in size, reaching 1–8 m can be used in heightFood. The branchlets aren't glabrous Mature fruits are eaten raw or finely pubescent, 10–20 cm long, usually deciduouspickled==Uses=Pieces of fruits are dried and stored for future use.<ref name={{Uses|heart attack}}, {{Uses|fast heartbeat}}, {{Uses|high blood presure}}, {{Uses|migraine}}, {{Uses|sheen "Forest foods of the hair}}.Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Although these fruits are reputed to contain high amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), up to 445 mg per 100 g, the specific contents are disputed, and the overall bitterness of amla may derive instead from its high density of ellagitannins, such as emblicanin A (37%), emblicanin B (33%), punigluconin (12%) and pedunculagin (14%).It also contains punicafolin and phyllanemblinin A, phyllanemblin other polyphenols, such as flavonoids, kaempferol, ellagic acid, and gallic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Aamalaka, Amruthphala|en=Emblic Myrobalan|gu=Ambala, Amala|hi=Amla, Aonla|kn=NelliNellikayi|mlks=NelliVasa|saml=AmlakiEmbali, Amli|tamr=NellikaiAnvala, Avalkathi|tepa=Useeri kayaAula, Amla|hita=AavalaNellikkai, AmlaNelli|ente=EmblicUsirika}}<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|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 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==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The light and medium heavy soils except prely sandy soil is ideal for amla cultivation<ref name="How to plant/cultivat"/>. Phyllanthus emblica is available through December to May<ref name="chemical composition"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Indian gooseberry Amlaki (Assamese- আম্লখি) (Phyllanthus emblica syn Emblica officinalis4937857397) new leaves at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W Picture 039.jpg|<center>New leaves</center>LeavesFile:Indian gooseberry (Gooseberry - നെല്ലി 03.JPG|LeavesFile:Phyllanthus emblica syn Emblica officinalis(Indian Gooseberry) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W Picture 045Flowers.jpg|<center>Flowering twigs</center>FlowersFile:Indian gooseberry Nelli (Malayalam- നെല്ലി) (Phyllanthus emblica syn Emblica officinalis4937861227) trunk at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W Picture 041.jpg|<center>Tree trunk</center>Fruit 
File:Indian_gooseberry_bark.jpg|<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"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"ayurhelp>"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> 
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.847, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Indian-Gooseberry-Cid617Phyllanthus emblica on herbpathy.com]* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/amla-emblica-officinalisPhyllanthus emblica on planetayurveda.com]* [http://balconygardenweb.com/growing-amla-tree-how-to-grow-indian-gooseberry/Phyllanthus emblica on balconygardenweb.com]* [http://www.yogamag.net/archives/2005/dapr05/amla.shtmlPhyllanthus emblica on yogamag.net]* [http://www.eagriculture.in/package-of-practices-of-amla/Phyllanthus emblica on eagriculture.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Phyllanthaceae]]

Navigation menu