आम्लकी (Amlaki)

• Botanical Name – Emblica officinalis
• Family – Euphorbiaceae ( एरण्ड कुल)
• Gana –

1. Acc. to Acharya Charak :-Vayahsthapan (वयःस्थापन),Virechanopag (विरेचनोपग)
2. Acc. to Acharya Sushruta :-Triphala(त्रिफला),Parushkadi (परुषकादि)

• Synonyms – Amlaki (आम्लकी), Dhatri (धात्री), Aamvla (आँवला), Aamal (आमल), Nelli (नेल्ली), Aula (औला)
• English Name – Emblic myrobalan/ Indian gooseberry.
• Morphological Description –

1. Small to medium sized tree with greenish grey or red bark with alternate, pinnate small leaves. 
2. Height :- 8-18 mtr.
3. Flowering :- Feb. to May
4. Fruiting :- Oct. to Apr.
5. Flowers :- Small, inconspicuous, greenish- yellow flowers.                                          Borne in compact clusters in axile of lower leaves.
6. Fruit :- Pale yellow, fleshy with 6 obscure vertical furrow. It is about 2 cm in diameter.

• Chemical Constituents – Gallic acid, Tannic acid, Tannins, Flavonoids, Pectins and Vitamin C ( 20X more than orange swaras). It also contains proteins, fat , minerals, carbohydrate, Ca, P, Fe etc.
• Rasa – Pancharasa, Alawan, Amlapradhana (पंचरस , अलवण , अम्लप्रधान) 
• Guna – Guru, Ruksha, Shita
• Virya – Shita.
• Vipaka – Madhur.
• Karma – Tridoshahara specially Pittasamak. It is also dahaprashaman, chakshushya, keshya, jwaraghna, Hrit & Shonitsthapan.
• Useful Part – Fruits.
• Dose – Churna ( powder) :- 3-6 gms. &

                           Swaras (juice) :- 10-20 ml.

• Formulations – Chyavanprash, Bahyarasayan, Dhatri-Lauh, Dhatri- Rasyan.

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