Amalaki - The Wonder Herb

In the charak samhita, an important and prominentThe tree usually grows 4500 feet above the sea
herb is mentioned as a rasayan. This rasayanlevel. The fruit of the tree is utilized.
component controls aging and encourages long life.The wonder herb, Amalaki, comes with many signs
This herb is widely and frequently used to makeand suggestions. It is extensively utilized in problems
ayurvedic medicines as it has several outstandingrelated to pitta as it possesses sheet virya potency
properties. Doctors say that if Amalaki is used on aand is a significant part of ayurvedic medicine
regular basis, you will survive more than a 100 yearscomposition. It is the chief component in
and remain a youth. It revives all the various systemschawanprash, triphala and amlaki rasayan. It is used
in the body. It also strengthens and lets the systemsas an alternative for treating diseases like scurvy
function effectively. It enhances our immune systemcaused due to vitamin C deficiency. Amalaki,
and thus prevents diseases.however, works on all other body systems.
The scientific name of the Amla tree is EmblicaThis abounds in Vitamin C. The Amalaki juice
officinalis and it is called amalaki in Sanskrit. It is thecomprises of almost twenty times as much Vitamin C
greatest and the best natural source of Vitamin C,as the juice of an orange. One tiny Amla is the same
lacking only the lavan rasa - all the other five rasasas two oranges when considering the amount of
are present in it. Amalaki possesses the property ofvitamin C. This rich juice is more swiftly absorbed into
being effective in the cold weather - it is sheet virya.the body system in comparison to the synthetic
It contains guru (heavy), ruksh (dry) and sheet (cold)vitamin - clinical tests conducted on patients suffering
virtues. Hence it is effective in pitta disorders.from pulmonary tuberculosis reveal so. It is an
However it assists in subduing the three intenseimportant constituent of several Ayurvedic medicines
doshas.and tonics. Unnecessary salivation, nausea, vomiting,
The Amla tree has a medium height - varied from 20giddiness, spermatorrhoea, internal body heat and
- 25 feet. The yellow flowers bud from the month ofmenstrual disorders are treated by this herb. It
February to the month of May. The greenish yellowenhances sattwa as it cools down the system and is
fruit is seen from the months of October to April.also an amazing liver tonic.