Amla

BOTANICAL NAME: Emblica officinalis

FAMILY: Euphorbiaceae

 

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION

Charak- Jvaraghana, kasaghana,Virechanopaga, Kushtaghana, Vayasthapana

Bhavprakash– Haritakyaadi

 

ENGLISH NAME: Emblic Myrobalan

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Amla, Aonla

Kannada: Nellikayi

Punjabi: Aula, Amla

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

त्रिष्वामलकमाख्यातं धात्री तिष्यफलाऽमृता |

हरीतकीसमं धात्रीफलं किन्तु विशेषतः |

रक्तपित्तप्रमेहघ्नं परं वृष्यं रसायनम् ||३६||

हन्ति वातं तदम्लत्वात्पित्तं माधुर्यशैत्यतः |

कफं रूक्षकषायत्वात्फलं धात्र्यास्त्रिदोषजित् ||३७||

यस्य यस्य फलस्येह वीर्यं भवति यादृशम् |

तस्य तस्यैव वीर्येण मज्जानमपि निर्दिशेत् ||३८||

HABITAT: It can be easily found growing in semi – arid regions and plains of northern India. Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are preferable subtropical area for cultivation of amla.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

A small or medium sized tree, found in mixed deciduous forests, ascending to 1300 m on hills and cultivated in gardens and home yards .Fruits globose, 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, fleshy, smooth with six prominent lines greenish when tender, changing to light yellowish or pinkish color when mature, with few dark specks: taste, sour and astringent followed by delicately sweet taste. Flowering and fruiting time Monsoon, October–December.

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