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43. AMALAKI

Botanical Name— Emblica ofcinalis Gaertn [Phyllanths emblica

 !amily" E#P$%&BIA'EAE

Names in (i)erent lan*a*es

$in(i" Amla+ En*lish" In(ian"*oose"berry,

 -el*"#siri aya, -amil"Nelliai, Malayalam" Nelli, Kanna(a"Nelli

/ynonyms— Abhay0+ Amrita+ 1h0tri+ 2ayasth0+ 2aysy

'lassi5cation accor(in* to 'araa+ /srtha 6 2a*bhata

 'araa " 78ara*hna+ K0sa*hna+ 2irecano9a*a+ Kstha*hna+ 2ayahstha9ana

/srta "Amalay0(i+ Par:sa0(i+ -ri9hala

2a*bhata—Par:sa0(i

Intro(ction—-his (r* (escribe( in 2e(ic literatre. It sho; e( in ;ater an( se( =or

bathin* (rin* marria*e ritals.

2arieties 6 a(lterants

?.Krishna @NA

C.Amrit @NAD

3.Neelam @NA

4. Kanchan

. Amalai F !lacortia an*omos ['2H

D. Pracinamalaam F !.cata9haracta @ (i)erent =rom amalai ['2H

Mor9holo*y

It is a lar*e (eci(os tree ;ith *reenish"*rey or re( bar+ 9eelin* o) in scales.

Lea8es 9innate+ (istichosly close"set+ oblon*+ obtse.

!lo;ers (ensely =ascicle( alon* the branchlets+ yello;ish, males on slen(er

9e(icles =emales sb sessile+

!rit berry+ (e9resse( *lobose scclent+ yello; or 9in ;hen ri9e+ obscrely D"

lobe(. /ee( stri*onos. @o;ers in A9ril."May

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$abitat 6 1istribtion

;il(Jclti8ate( thro*hot tro9ical In(ia.

chemical constittion

 &ootF *alla*ic aci(+ l9eol+ oleanolic al(ehy(e

Bar" leco(elPhinlm+ 9rocyani(in+ tannin etc.

!rit" 2it. '+ 9hyllemblin linolic aci(+ in(ole acetic aci( an( ay>bsm ri*aloyl*lcose

terchebin+ corila*in+ ella*ic aci(+ 9hyllemblic aci( 6 salts.

Pro9erties—

 &asa " Amla 9ra(hana+ Paca rasa @e>ce9t La8ana

2irya" sita

2i90a "Ma(hra

Karma -ri(osa hara+ 2ayahsth09ana+ &as0yana+ 'assya+ 2irya

E>ternal ses &e=ri*erant+ hair tonic+ com9le>ion enhancer.

Internal ses

/tren*thens ner8os system+ bone marro; an( sense or*ans.

 1i*esti8e system It im9ro8es taste an( a99etite+ crati8e+ antaci(+ biliosness.

/mall (ose cases consti9ation ;hile lar*e (ose is la>ati8e.

'irclatory system 'ar(iac tonic an( haemostatic

&es9iratory system &e(ces co*h.

&e9ro(cti8e system A9hro(isiac an( hel9s in conce9tion.

#rinary system #se=l in (iabetes tho*h $ is a (iretic.

/in #se=l in sin (iseases @2a*. 'hi. ?J3?.

 -em9eratre Anti9yretic. re=ri*erant.

/atimaran &asayani

1oshas It is se( in (iseases in(ce( by tri(osha+ mainly 9itta

E>ternal ses Paste is a99lie( locally in brnin*+ hea(ache (e to 9itta+ retention o=

rine. 7ice is se( in eye (isor(ers. !rits are e9t o8erni*ht in ;ater an( eyes are

;ashe( ;ith this ;ater in the mornin*. $air ;ash by amala is (one in bal(ness an(

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*rey hair. -oothache is relie8e( by che;in* =rit sin. Lea= ice is se( as eye (ro9s

in eye (isor(ers.

Internal ses

Ner8os system /tren*thens bone marro; an( any ;eaness o= sense or*ans.

1i*esti8e system It acts in loss o= taste 6 a99etite+ anore>ia+ consti9ation+ li8er

(isor(ers+ 9e9tic (iseases ascites an( 9iles thro*h its 9ro9erties o= (i*estion+

la>ation an( rasayan. Its ice is *i8en in haematemesis an( e9itasis. A 9aste o=

chan(an arnlai is best in 9itta 8omitin*. Lea= ice se=l in haemorrha*ic

(ysentery.

'irclatory system #se=l in heart (iseases. haemorrha*ic (iseases. Loha bhasma

amalai + lea8es best in anaemia

&es9iratory system #se( in (iseases lie co*h+ asthma+ tberclosis etc. bein* a

re8enatin* a*ent. Amlai is a *oo( brain tonic.

&e9ro(cti8e system It is se=l in s9ermatorrhoea+ menorrha*ia+ terine (ebility.

#rinary system !resh amla ice is se( in (ysria an( 9rameha.

/in In sin (iseases an( erysi9elas+ ii is *i8en internally =or lon*er 9erio(.

 -em9eratre #se=l in chronic =e8er+ thirst+ brnin* sensation etc.

/atmiaran &asayan+ re8enator.

In(ications—Prameha+ &ata 9itta+ Netra ro*a+ Kstha+ Arsas+ /oma ro*a+ Pra(ara+M0trarcchra+ s:la.

Part #se(— !rit 9l9J!rit"

1osa*e— !resh ice ?"CO ml, Po;(er "D *.

Im9ortant o*as or !ormlations

'ya8ana9r0a, 1hatriloha, Amalai &as0yana, Phal0sa8a, Amalaya(i chrna+

Kana0rista+ 1hatryarita.

Im9ortant research ;or *oin* on

@? Anti(iabetic 9ro9erty 6 hy9o*lycaemic acti8ity

@C Anti"9e9tic lcer acti8ity

@3 $y9o"li9i(emic acti8ity

@4 Anti"microbial acti8ity

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@ Anti"inammatory acti8ity

@D Anto>i(ant acti8ity

@ &as0yana acti8ity

@Q 'N/ acti8ity

 -hera9etic #ses—

 @? /oma ro*a" &i9en banana +ice o= Amalai+ honey an( s*ar are taen to*ether

@G.N.

@C Prameha" Amalai an( ar(ra ice ";ith" honey @A.$.#t. 4O.

@3 $i0" 7ice o= Amalai an( Ka9ittha ;ith Pi99ali 9o;(er an( honey @'./.'.i.?.