Phyllanthus emblica Amalaki Amla Indian gooseberry Anwala

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Phyllanthus emblica

Scientific Name and Description

Phyllanthus emblica L

Herb Family

Euphorbiaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Cicca emblica (L.) Kurz
Cicca macrocarpa Kurz
Diasperus emblica (L.) Kuntze
Diasperus pomiferus (Hook.f.) Kuntze
Dichelactina nodicaulis Hance
Emblica arborea Raf.
Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Phyllanthus glomeratus Roxb. ex Wall.
Phyllanthus mairei H.Lév.
Phyllanthus mimosifolius Salisb.
Phyllanthus pomifer Hook.f.
Phyllanthus pomiferus Hook.f.
Phyllanthus taxifolius D.Don
emblic myrobalan

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Amla (आंवला) Anola, aamla, amalaci, amalak, ambala, amla, amlika, amvala, anola, anuli, anvula, anvurah, anwala, anwerd, anwiya, aola, aonla, aonta, aoula, auna, aungra, aunra, awala, daula
Marathi	Amalaka (आम्लकी), aamlee, anvala, aonli, aouli, arola, avala, avalkati, avil, avla, awla, bhuiawali, Anvala, Avalkathi
Tamil	Nelli (நெல்லிக்காய்)
Telugu	Usirika (ఉసిరిక), aamalakamu, aamalaki, amalakamu, amalaki, asereki, assereki, nelli, nelli kaaya, oosree, pedda usiri, pedda usirika, peddavusirika, pullayusirika, putla yusirika, triphalam, triphalamu, u, usari, usarika, userakee, useri, userikai, usiri, usirika, usirikaaya, usirikai, usirikaya, usiriki, usiuka, usri, usrikayi, vusirika, vusirikaya
Sanskrit	(आमलकी āmalakī) Amalki,adiphala, akara, amala, amalaka, amalakah, amalakam, amalaki, amamalakam, amlika, amraphala, amraphalam, amrita, amritaphala, amruthaphala, amulki, bahuphali, dhatri, dhatri-phala, dhatrika, dhatriphala, dhatriphalam, jatiphala, kamu, karshaphala, kayastha, pancharasa, parvakeeta, rochani, shadarasa, shanta, shiva, shriphala, shriphali, sriphalam, tishya, tisya, triphala, umrita, vayastha, vrishya, vrittaphala
Rajasthan Region	Anwla
English	ambal, amioki, emblic, Emblic Myrobalan
Kannada	Nellikayi, aamalaka, aamalakee, amalaka, ambla, betta nelli, bettada nelli, bettada nelli kaayi, cattu, chattu, chattu daadi kaayi, dadi, dhanya, dhatri, dodda nelli, nelli, nelli chattu, nellikai, nellka, nilika, perunelli, sudhe
Malayalam	Nellikka, amalakam, nelli, nellikai, nellikka, nellikkaya, nellimaram, nilica, nilicamaram, nilika
Tibetan	sk yu ru ra, skyu ru ra, skyu-ru-ra
Urdu	aamla, amal khushk, amal khusk, amala khushk, amla, amla khushk, amla khusk, amla sabz, amlay taza aur farba, aonla, baobarang, guthli, guthli nikala hua, guthli nikalal hua, khushbu amla, murraba-i-amla, tirphala, triphala
Assamese	Amlaku, Amlakhi, Amlakhu
Bengali	Amla, Dhatri
Gujarati	Ambala, Amala
Kashmiri	Embali, Amli
Oriya	Anala, Ainla Punjabi : Aula, Amla Tamil : Nellikkai, Nelli Telugu : Usirika Urdu : Amla, Amlaj

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Natural Vitamin C

Herb usable parts

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Ponnankanni thailam

Siddha Neillikai thailam

Ayurveda Amalaki powder for acidity and gastritis

Ethnopharmacology use

Fruits extensively used in digestive and other disorders, are a rich source of vitamin C.
Fruit eaten raw or cooked is cooling, astringent, diuretic, refreshing and laxative.
Effective in treatment of respiratory disorders like asthma, bronchitis.
Fresh juice or dry powder of the fruit is used in diseases of heart, eye, rheunatism, scurvy, ageing and in diarrhoea, dysentery.
Decoction of fruit shows hypoglycemic activity.
Used also as hair tonic to prevent graying of hair and pigmentation.
Leaves used to treat eye disease and chronic dysentery.
Seeds used in treatment of asthma, bronchitis and to cure leucorrhoea and syphilis.
"Triphala" and " Chavanprash" are prepared from the fruit.
Flowers cooling and root bark astringent.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

1. Prameha (Diabetes) : Intake of 25ml Amalaki juice added with 3 gms of turmeric powder twice a day before food is useful in prameha, (urinary disorders including Diabetes).

2. Rejuvenation: Regular intake of amalaki fruits is recommended for rejuvenation. It retains vitality, increases life span, youthfulness, and resistance power.

3. Eye diseases: 3 gms of Triphala churna (amalaki, haritaki and vibhitaki, along with honey and ghee is used internally in early morning on empty stomach, beneficial for Eye diseases.

4. Laxative: 10-15 gms of Triphala Powder (amalaki, haritaki and) is used internally with hot water after food at night.

5. Grey hair: External application of the paste of 50gms henna leaves, 50gms amalaki, 10 Hibiscus flowers over the scalp and hairs, keep it for 1hour before taking head bath once or twice a week is beneficial in premature greying hair.

6. Amlapitta (Acid peptic disorders): Equal quantity of Amalaki fruits, shatavari root,sugar made into ne powder. Taking 5 gms of this mixture along with ghee and honey in early morning on empty stomach for 40 days is beneficial.

Source: Ayurveda offering Herbal Healing by Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) India.

Emblica officinalis Gaertn. Euphorbiaceae Nellikkai Tree Fruits Powder Diabetes and Antihyperlipidemic

Emblica officinalis Gaert. Amla Euphorbiaceae Stomach disorders, indigestion

Phyllanthus emblica Linn. Amla Phyllanthaceae Tree Fruit emblicanin-A, emblicanin-B, tannins, gallic acid, pyrogallol

Phyllanthus emblica L. Amla Euphorbiaceae Diarrhoea, jaundice, inflammation

Phyllanthus emblica L. Tree Whole plant Anorexia; impaction; antibacterial; asthma; aphrodisiac; jaundice; improves eyesight; bronchitis; mouth ulcer; blood pressure; constipation; indigestion; snakebite; skin disease; toothache; stomach disorder; diabetes; inflammation; postpartum health; contraceptive; anaemia; menorrhegia General Ayyanar 2013, Jain 2004, Prabakaran et al. 2013, Udayan et al. 2007