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Indian Gooseberry,Amla


English Name – Indian Gooseberry,Emblic myrobalans

Amla is a tree native to India.
Amla is amember of euphorbiaceae plant family. This is a small deciduous tree. The leaves are small, linear , and obtuse and appear like pinnate leaves. The flowers bloom in February to may. The flowers are greenish yellow in colour. The fruit are fleshy, globular with 6 obscure, vertical furrows. The fruits when rile are yellow in color.

Usage-

The fruits being very rich in vitamin C are extensively used in man formulation of Ayurveda. The fruits are good tonic for general vitality. Amla forms an important part of Triphala as wel known Ayuvedic medicine for good health and improving body resistance. The fruit either fresh of dried are used as Ayurvedic medicine.

Known as in other language-

Hindi name – Amal
Gujrathi Name – Amla
Marathi Name-Awala
Begali Name- Amalaki
Sanskrit Name – Amalaki,dhatrifala
Botanical Name – Phyllanthus emblica


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