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For other plants called gooseberry, see List of plants A human pilot study demonstrated a reduction of
known as gooseberry.
blood cholesterol levels in both normal and hypercholesterolemic men with treatment.[11] Another recent study
Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic,[1][3] emblic with alloxan-induced diabetic rats given an aqueous amla
fruit extract has shown signicant decrease of the blood
myrobalan,[1] myrobalan,[3] Indian gooseberry,[1][3]
[3]
[3]
Malacca tree, or amla from Sanskrit amalika, is a glucose, as well as triglyceridemic levels and an improvement of the liver function caused by a normalizadeciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae. It is known
tion of the liver-specic enzyme alanine transaminase
for its edible fruit of the same name.
activity.[12]
Medical research
signi-
cance
Experimental preparations of leaves, bark or fruit have
shown potential ecacy against laboratory models of disease, such as for inammation, cancer, age-related renal The tree is considered sacred by Hindus as the Vishnu
disease, and diabetes.[8][9][10]
is believed to dwell here. The tree is worshipped on
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Amalaka Ekadashi.
In other Hindu myths, Amla is said to have originated
from the drops of Amrit which spilled on earth accidentally, due to the ght of Gods and Demons after
ksheera sagar manthan. And hence also this religious belief makes claims that it almost cures every disease and is
also good in extending the longevity of life.
In the Sanskrit Buddhist tradition half an amalaka fruit
was the nal gift to the Buddhist sangha by the great
Indian emperor Ashoka. This is illustrated in the
Ashokavadana in the following verses:
In Ayurvedic polyherbal formulations, Indian gooseberry is a common constituent, and most notably is
the primary ingredient in an ancient herbal rasayana
called Chyawanprash.[14] This formula, which contains
43 herbal ingredients as well as claried butter, sesame
oil, sugar cane juice, and honey, was rst mentioned
in the Charaka Samhita as a premier rejuvenative
[20][21]
According to Hindu tradition, Adi Shankara of Ker- compound.
ala composed and recited the Kanakadhara stotram in
praise of Mahalakshmi to make a poor Brahmin lady get
wealth, in return for a single amla presented to her as
bhiksha on an auspicious dwadashi day. Contemporary
poet/philosopher Ravi Teja Yelamanchili wrote a book
titled Amalaki. The book is based on Advaita Vedanta
of Sri Adi Shankaracharya.
A great donor, the lord of men, the eminent Maurya
Ashoka, has gone from being lord of Jambudvipa [India] to being lord of half a myrobalan. (Strong, 1983, p.
99)[17] This deed became so famous that a stupa was created to mark the place of the event in modern day Patna
and was known as the Amalaka stupa.
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Emblica ocinalis tea may ameliorate diabetic neuropathy due to aldose reductase inhibition.[22] In rats it significantly reduced blood glucose, food intake, water intake
and urine output in diabetic rats compared with the non
diabetic control group.[23]
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Culinary use
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Other uses
7 Gallery
New leaves.
Flowering twigs.
Tree trunk.
Bark of the Indian goosebery.
8 See also
Emblicanin (antioxidant)
Triphala, an Ayurvedic mixture containing Amla
Vernacular names
9 References
[1] Phyllanthus emblica information from NPGS/GRIN.
US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
[2] The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species.
Retrieved 14 July 2014.
[3] Lim, T.K. (2012). "Phyllanthus emblica". Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer Netherlands. pp.
258296.
[4] Saeed S, Tariq P (Jan 2007). Antibacterial activities of
Emblica ocinalis and Coriandrum sativum against Gram
negative urinary pathogens. Pak J Pharm Sci 20 (1): 32
5. PMID 17337425.
[5] Penolazzi, L.; Lampronti, I.; Borgatti, M.; Khan, M.;
Zennaro, M.; Piva, R.; Gambari, R. (2008). Induction
of apoptosis of human primary osteoclasts treated with
extracts from the medicinal plant Emblica ocinalis.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 8: 59.
doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-59. PMC 2587459. PMID
18973662.
[6] Ngamkitidechakul, C.; Jaijoy, K.; Hansakul, P.; Soonthornchareonnon, N.; Sireeratawong, S. (2010). Antitumour eects of phyllanthus emblica L.: Induction
of cancer cell apoptosis and Inhibition of in vivo tumour promotion and in vitro invasion of human cancer cells. Phytotherapy Research 24 (9): 14051413.
doi:10.1002/ptr.3127. PMID 20812284.
[7] Sidhu, S.; Pandhi, P.; Malhotra, S.; Vaiphei, K.;
Khanduja, K. L. (2011). Benecial Eects ofEmblica ocinalisinl-Arginine-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in
Rats. Journal of Medicinal Food 14 (12): 147155.
doi:10.1089/jmf.2010.1108. PMID 21138365.
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[23] Tiwari, V.; Kuhad, A.; Chopra, K. (2011). Emblica ofcinalis Corrects Functional, Biochemical and Molecular
Decits in Experimental Diabetic Neuropathy by Targeting the Oxido-nitrosative Stress Mediated Inammatory
Cascade. Phytotherapy Research 25 (10): 15271536.
doi:10.1002/ptr.3440. PMID 21394805.
10 Further reading
Winston, David; Maimes, Steven (2007). Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief.
Healing Arts Press. ISBN 1-59477-158-8. Contains
a detailed monograph on Emblica ocinalis (Amla;
Indian gooseberry; Amalaki) as well as a discussion
of health benets.
Puri, Harsharnjit Singh (2002). Amalaki (Phyllanthus emblica)". Rasayana: Ayurvedic Herbs for
Longevity and Rejuvenation. Traditional Herbal
Medicines for Modern Times, Vol. 2. Boca Raton:
CRC. pp. 2242. ISBN 0-415-28489-9.
Caldecott, Todd (2006). Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life. Elsevier/Mosby. ISBN
0-7234-3410-7. Contains a detailed monograph
on Phyllanthus emblica (Amla; Indian gooseberry;
Amalaki) as well as a discussion of health benets and usage in clinical practice. Available online
at http://www.toddcaldecott.com/index.php/herbs/
learning-herbs/397-amalaki
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