- Botanical name: Emblica offcinalis
- Family: Euphoriaceae
- Tamil : Nellikai
- Hindi : Amla
- Malayalam: Nelli
- English : Indian Gooseberry
- Habit : Large deciduous tree with greenish grey bark and fleshy berry fruits, yellow / pink when ripe.
- Distribution : Wild and cultivated throughout Tropical India
- Useful Part : Fruit
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Amla pradhana pancha rasa (except lavana)
- Guna : Guru, Snigdha
- Veerya : Sheeta
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Tridosha hara, Rasayana, Chaksushya, Vayasthapana.
- Indications : Prameha, Netra roga, Mutrakruchra, Kasa.
- Dose : Powder 5 -8 gm
Juice 25-50 ml
- Formulations : Chywanaprasha, Nisamalaki Churna, Triphala Churna.
LEAF

FRUIT

