Amla, Application : Human Consumption

The tree is small to medium in size, reaching 8 to 18 m in height, with a crooked trunk and spreading branches. The branchlets are glabrous or finely pubescent, 10–20 cm long, usually deciduous; the leaves are simple, subsessile and closely set along branchlets, light green, resembling pinnate leaves. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are nearly spherical, light greenish yellow, quite smooth and hard on appearance, with six vertical stripes or furrows.

Amla is the medium size deciduous plant. It grows to the height of 8 -18 meter. It has a crooked trunk and spreading branches. Its flower is yellow greenish in colour. The fruit is spherical pale yellow with six vertical furrows. The mature fruits are hard and do not fall for the gentle touch. amla-plantThe average weight of the fruit is 60 -70 g. It has a gray bark and reddish wood. Its leaves are feathery, linear oblong in shape and smell like lemon. Its wood is hard in texture. It wraps and splits when exposed in the Sun or in the excessive heat.

• Amla strengthens the body, oust toxins from the body and improves defense mechanism of the body.
• It is an essential vitamin to get better eye sight
• Weakness of body, spirit and mind shall be dispelled by taking fresh amla juice in between meals
• Massaging the head with amla oil, induce sound sleep and is good for hair.
• Wash eyes daily, in the cock-crow with amla water, soaked in water and drink the water to improve the eyesight and take out constipation
• Regulates Blood Sugar
• Increases Hemoglobin, Red blood cell count up
• A wonderful antioxidant and a usual Source of Vitamin C. Amla helps scavenge free radicals
• Amla is powerful food for the brain