| Botanical Name (Latin):
Emblica officinalis
Sanskrit
Name:
Amalaka
Common Name (English):
Indian Gooseberry
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): amla, madhura, kashaya, tikta, katu
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): shita
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
laghu, spreading
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
cooling,diuretic, mild purgative, digestive, longevity of life
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
blood, bones, liver, heart, ojas, alll 7 dhatus
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
tonic, erythrogenic, digestive laxative, rasayana, refrigerant, diuretic, laxative, gastric acidity regulator, expectorant, antiinflammatory, restorative tonic, regulates blood sugar, aphrodisiac, nervine tonic, hemostatic K = daha prashamani, cakshushya, kesya, medhya, rocani, dipani, hrdya, rasanaya, vrisha, shukrala, svedahara, medohara, bhagnasandhanakra (heals fractures), pramehaghana(regulates blood sugar); diuretic, laxative, stomachic; bark is astringent. Flowers are cooling and aperient. Phyllembin in fruit pulp potentiate the action of adrenaline in vitro and in vivo. Extract of fruit is antibacterial andantiviral.
Indications
(Uses):
bleeding, hemorrhoids, anemia, diabetes, gout, vertigo, obesity, diabetes--all types, hyperacidity, eczema, psoriasis, hoarse voice, sore throat, inflammation, hiccoughs, hepatitis B, non-specifick urethritis, sterility, anemia, gingivitis, glaucoma, , diarrhea, constipation, active fistula, hair lossmultiple voice, threatening melanoma K = inflammation of lungs, eyes. Fised oil for hair loss. Seeds used for asthma, bronchitis, biliousness. Dried fruit is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, dysentery, for anemia (with iron), jaundice, dyspepsia. For acute bacillary dysentery taken as syrup with lemon juice. As triphala good for laxative, headache, biliousness, dyspepsia, constipation, piles, enlarged liver, ascites. Juice of bark combined with honey and turmeric for gonorrhea.gastritis, hepatitis, osteoporosis, constipation, biliousness, weakness of liver and spleen, premature greying or hair loss, general debility, tissue loss, palpitation
Contraindications
(Cautions):
OK for pregnancy but triphala is not. acute diarrhea
Constituents:
Fe, Ca, Mg, silica, B12, C. K = fruit pulp contains moisture 81%, protein .5%, fat .1%, mineral matter .7%, fiber 3.4%, carbohydrates 14%, calcium .05%, and potassium .02%, iron 1/2mg/100g. nicotinic acid.2mg/100g and vitamin C 600mg/100g.Fruit is high in pectin, phyllemblin is there. Fresh amla contains about 20 times more vitamin C than orange juice and equal in antiscorbutic value to 1-2 oranges. Dried fruit have tannins and 3-4 colloidal complexes.Other components are phyllemblic acid, lipids, gallic acid, emblicol, mucic acid, ellagic acid, glucose. Seeds contain a fixed oil, phosphatides, some essential oil with linolenic, linoleic, oleic, stearic, palmitic, myristic acids. Proteolytic and lipolytic enzymes are in seeds.
Active
Substances:
Plant Part
Used:
fruit
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World's
richest natural source of Vitamin C
A natural,
efficacious and safe herb, an anti-oxidant with the richest natural
source of Vitamin C, to protect cells against free radical damage. It
is used in
- skin disorders
- respiratory infections
- premature aging
¾
provides anti-oxidant protection
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Emblica
officinalis is a deciduous tree with exfoliating bark.
Its fruit contains the highest amount of Vitamin C in
natural form and cytokine like substances identified as
zeatin, z. riboside, z. nucleotide.
Its
fruit is acrid, cooling, refrigerant, diuretic and laxative.
The dried fruit is useful in hemorrhage, diarrhea and
dysentery. It is antibacterial and its astringent properties
prevent infection and help in the healing of ulcers. It is
used as a laxative to relieve constipation in piles. It is
used in the treatment of leucorrhea and artherosclerosis.
 The
fruit juice and its sediment, and residue, have anti-oxidant
properties due to Vitamin C content. Amalaki is a
carminative and stomachic. The aqueous extract increases
cardiac glycogen levels and decreases serum GOT, GPT and LDL
in rats having induced myocardial necrosis. It is used in
Ayurveda as a cardiotonic, aphrodisiac, antipyretic,
antidiabetic, cerebral and gastrointestinal tonic. It raises
the total protein level and increases the body weight due to
positive nitrogen balance. It has been found to have an
anabolic effect.
Source: http://www.thehimalayadrugco.com/amalaki.htm
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