Amalaki

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Emblica officinalis Gaertn or Phyllanthus emblica L. is an extensively used herb in Ayurveda for dietary and therapeutic purpose as well.

Amalaki
Section/Chapter Herb database/Amalaki
Botanical name(s) Emblica officinalis Gaertn, Phyllanthus emblica L.
Family Euphorbiaceae
Contributors --
Year of publication 2021
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Emblic myrobalan, Indian gooseberry

Synonyms

Dhatri, Dhatriphala, Sriphala, Vayastha, Vayasya, Amritphala

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra Sthana 2/26 Virukshani yavagu
2 Sutra Sthana 2/31 Virukshani yavagu
3 Sutra Sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghna mahakashaya
4 Sutra Sthana 4/9(24) Virechanopaga mahakashaya
5 Sutra Sthana 4/9(36) Kasahara mahakashaya
6 Sutra Sthana 4/9(39) Jwarahara mahakashaya
7 Sutra Sthana 4/9(49) Prajasthapana mahakashaya
8 Sutra Sthana 4/9(50) Vayasthapana mahakashaya
9 Sutra Sthana 5/12 Daily consumed substance (nitya prayunjita dravya)
10 Sutra Sthana 7/61 To be taken with curd (dadhi saha sevanajanya ahara)
11 Sutra Sthana 13/93 Sneha Vicharna
12 Sutra Sthana 15/07 Dravya required for Aturalaya
13 Ch. Su.21/22 Management of obesity
14 Ch. Su. 21/23 Management of obesity
15 Ch Su 21/26 Management of obesity
16 Ch Su 23/38 Madyavikatnut Mantha
17 Ch Su 25/40 Agrya Sangraha
18 Ch Su 27/4 Natural qualities.
19 Ch Su 27/147 Phala Varga
20 Ch Su 27/282 Krutanna Varga
21 Ch Su 26/49 Veerya varnan
22 Ch Su 26/50 Veerya varnan
23 Ch Vi 6/17 Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
24 Ch Vi 6/21 Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
25 Ch.Vi.8/136 Virechana Dravyani
26 Ch Vi 8/139 Madhur skanda
27 Ch Vi 8/140 Amla Skandha
28 Kalpa Sthana 1/8 Desha vichara
29 Kalpa Sthana 1/16 Vamanartha (for emesis)
30 Kalpa Sthana 7/30 Preparations of Trivrit Avaleha
31 Kalpa Sthana 7/40 Kalyanaka Guda
32 Kalpa Sthana 7/46 Vyoshadi Modaka
33 Kalpa Sthana 7/50 Pathyadi Modaka
34 Kalpa Sthana 7/65 Virechana Tarpana
35 Kalpa Sthana 7/67 Dugdha Yoga
36 Kalpa Sthana 8/10 Aragvadha Yoga
37 Kalpa Sthana 8/13 Ghrita Yoga
38 Kalpa Sthana 9/6 Tilvaka yoga
39 Kalpa Sthana 10/11 Sudha Yoga
40 Kalpa Sthana 10/20 Ghrita Yoga
41 Kalpa Sthana 12/13 Avaleha Yoga
42 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 1/1/25 Body purification before rasayana treatment
43 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 2/1/28 Ingredient in Bruhaniya Gutika
44 Cha.sa.Chi.3/184 Used as peya with Ghrita where jwara is associated with Constipation(Doshanulomaka).
45 Cha.sa.Chi.3/186 Used as peya where jwara is associated with Constipation & Kostha shoola.
46 Cha.sa.Chi.3/188 Used as peya with Ghrita and Sarkara where jwara is associated with Anindra, Trushna & asweda.
47 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/201 Used as Triphala kwatha in Anyedhyushka jwara.
48 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/202 Used as kwatha in Chaturthaka jwara.
49 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/205 As an ingredient of Triphala inVatsakadi kashaya.
50 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/206 As an ingredient of Triphala in Madhookadi kashaya.
51 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/207 Used as kwatha with guda in Dosha vibadhdhata.
52 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/208 Pitta- Kapha nashaka, Vatanulomana.
53 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/220 As an ingredient of Pippalyadi Ghrita.
54 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/222 As an ingredient of Vasadi Ghrita.
55 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/225 As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita.
56 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/230 Used as svarasa for Virechana.
57 Cha.sa.Chi.3/231 Used for Virechana. With madhu and ghrita.
58 Cha.Sa.Chi.3/299 As Triphala in Vishamajwara.
59 Cha.Sa.Chi.4/57 As a Virechana dravya.
60 Cha.Sa.Chi.4/79 Used in Raktapitta-shamaka yoga in ugra raktapitta.
61 Ch. Chi.5/65 Ingredient in Trayushanaadi ghrit
62 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/106 Ingredient of Nilinyadya Ghrit
63 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/115 Ingredient of Rohinyadya Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma
64 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/120 Ingredient in Trayamanadya Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma
65 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/122 Ingredient in Amalakadya Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma
66 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/123 Ingredient in Drakshadya Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma
67 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/124 Ingredient in Drakshadya Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma
68 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/133 As a diet in Pittaj Gulma
69 Cha.Sa.Chi.5/149 Ingredient of Mishrak Sneha
70 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/22 Prameh nashak Santarpan yog
71 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/26 Sarva Prameh nashak yog
72 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/28 Used for making decoction in Kaphaj prameh
73 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/30 Used for making decoction in Pittaj prameh
74 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/36 As Kapha-Pittaj  prameh nashak yog
75 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/40 Ingredient in Phalatrikadi Kvath
76 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/41 Ingredient in Madhvasav
77 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/46 For drinking water Boiled with it
78 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 6/48 As a diet
79 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/44 As Virechan dravya
80 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/62 Ingredient in Patoladi Kwath
81 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/65 Ingredient in Mustadi Churna
82 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/68 Ingredient in Triphaladi Churna
83 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/70 Kushthanashak Yog
84 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/74 Ingredient in Madhvasav
85 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/77 Ingredient in Kanakabindurisht
86 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/81 Ingredient in Triphalasav
87 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/82 Pathya diet in Kushth
88 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/91 Ingredient in Sidhdharthak snan and Lepa, Abhyantar and Bahya-shodhanarth
89 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/97 Ingredient in Kushthaghna Yog
90 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/100 Kwath prayog in Kapha-Pittaj Kushth
91 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/128 Abhyantar and Bahyaprayogarth

Pana, Snan, Lepa

92 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/136 Ingredient in Vata-Pitta nashak Ghrit
93 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/140 Ingredient in Tiktashatpala Ghrit
94 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/144 Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrit
95 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/147 Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrit
96 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/153 Ingredient in Mahakhadir Ghrit
97 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 7/155 Ingredient in Mahakhadir Ghrit
98 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/67 Pathya diet for Pinas in treatment of Rajayakshma
99 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/100 Ingredient in Avaleh
100 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/101 Ingredient in Avaleh
101 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 8/137 As a Kaval dravya for Mukhashodhanarth
102 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 9/35 Ingredient in Kalyanak Ghrit
103 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 9/54 Ingredient in Apara lasunadya Ghrit
104 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 9/70 Ingredient in Siddharthakadi Agad
105 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/18 Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya Ghrit
106 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/31 Ingredient in Amalakadi Ghrit
107 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/43 As a Nasya dravya
108 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 10/48 Ingredient in Mustadi varti
109 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/21 In treatment of Kaphaj Svayathu
110 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/32 Ingredient in Ashtashatorisht
111 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/39 Ingredient in Triphaladhyarisht
112 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/43 Ingredient in Kshar Gudika
113 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/49 Ingredient in Shilajatu prayog
114 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/72 As an Unmardan dravya in Kaphaj Shvayathu
115 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 12/100 Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in treatment of Jalagardabh
116 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthan

13/115

As an ingredient of nagaradi ghrit
117 Cha. Sa.Chikitsa

Sthana13/119

As an ingredient of patoladi churna
118 Cha. Sa.Chikitsa

Sthana13/125

As an ingredient of narayan churna
119 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana13/133

As an ingredient of hapushdya churna
120 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana13/135

As anupan of hapushdya churna
121 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana13/149

Kwath mixed with trikatu and yavakshara used in udararoga
122 Cha. Sa.Chikitsa

Sthana13/158

In formulation of pippalyadi lavan
123 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana13/163

In formulation of ksharvatika
124 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana14/45

Used in swedana kriya
125 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana14/66

Use triphala kwath with trivrut churna
126 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana14/138

As an ingredient of abhayarista
127 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana14/145

As an ingredient of dantyarista


128 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana14/148

As an ingredient of phalarista
129 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana 14/153

As an ingredient of dvitiya phalarista
130 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa

Sthana 14/202

Dadhisara yoga is used in rakta arsha
131

Cha.Sa. Chi. 15/87

As an ingredient of traushnaadi ghrit


132

Cha.Sa. Chi. 15/120

As an ingredient of takrarista
133

Cha.Sa. Chi. 15/152

As an ingredient of Duralabhasava(Kaphaja grahani )
134

Cha.Sa. Chi. 15/177

As an ingredient of Bhallataka Kshara
135

Cha.Sa. Chi. 15/188

Used in preparation of Pancham Kshara
136 Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/58


Used in Kaphaja Pandu Roga
137 Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/135 Used in Chikita of Halimak
138 Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/89 As an ingredient of Shilajatu Vataka
139 Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/101


As an ingredient of Dhatryavleha
140 Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/111 As an ingredient of Dhatryarishta
141 Cha.Sa. Chi. 16/114 As an ingredient of Peya Dravya
142 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa sthana

17/129

As an ingredient of satyadi yoga.
143 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana

17/135

Swarasa mixed with pippali and madhu is used in hikka svasa
144 Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana

17/140

As an ingredient of dashamuladhya ghrit
145 Cha.sa.chi.18/184 As an ingredient of mudga yusha.
146 Cha.sa.chi.18/90 As an ingredient of sarkaradi leha.
147 Cha.sa.chi.18/92 As an ingredient of twakadi leha.
148 Cha.sa.chi.18/94 As an ingredient of vidaryadi leha.
149 Cha.sa.chi.18/107 Use it in a preparation of ghrita.
150 Cha.sa.chi.18/118 As a yoga dravya.
151 Cha.sa.chi.18/120 As a yoga dravya.
152 Cha.sa.chi.18/122 As a yoga dravya.
153 Cha.sa.chi.18/136 As an ingredient of pippalyadi leha.
154

Cha.sa.chi.18/165

As an ingredient of ghrita yoga.
155 Cha.sa.chi.18/88 As an ingredient of leha yoga pittaja kasa.
156 Cha.Sa.Chi.20/32 Trusha & Chhardi-shamaka yoga.
157 Cha.Sa.Chi.21/54 For kashaya pana.
158 Cha.Sa.Chi.21/61 For kashaya pana.
159 Cha.Sa.Chi.21/67 For virechana, give along with ghrita.
160 Cha.Sa.Chi.21/111 As a pathya ahara.
161 Cha.Sa.Chi.22/36 For lepa prayoga.
162 Cha.Sa.Chi.23/226 As a pathya ahara.
163 Cha.sa.chi.24/139 Used as yusha in pittaja madatyaya.
164 Cha.sa.chi.24/140 Used as yusha, Tarpana & rasa in Pittaja madatyaya.
165 Cha.sa.chi.24/183 Used in pachana.
166 Cha.sa.Chi.25/84 Used as vranashodhaka kashaya.
167 Cha.sa.Chi.25/90 As an ingredient of Kamppilakadi taila.
168 Cha.sa.Chi.25/110 Used for vrana shaithilya, saukumarya & prasadana.
169 Cha.sa. Chi.25/116 Used for savarnikarana.
170 Cha.sa.Chi.26/53 Used in pittaja mutrakruchhra.
171 Cha.sa.Chi.26/65 As an ingredient of Trutyadi churna.
172 Cha.sa.Chi.26/83 As an ingredient of Haritakyadi Ghrita in vataja hrudroga.
173 Cha.sa.Chi.26/87 As an ingredient of Trushnadi Ghrita.
174 Cha.sa.Chi.26/163 As an ingredient of Mayur Ghrita.
175 Cha.sa.Chi.26/167 As an ingredient of Mahamayur Ghrita.
176 Cha.sa.Chi.26/195 As an ingredient of Kalak churna.
177 Cha.sa.Chi.26/198 As an ingredient of Mrudvikadi churna.
178 Cha.sa.Chi.26/205 Used for mukhadhavna.
179 Cha.sa.Chi.26/209 As an ingredient of Khadiradi gutika.
180 Cha.sa.Chi.26/216 Used for kavala in arochaka.
181 Cha.sa.Chi.26/239 Used for aaschotana in Kaphaja netraroga.
182 Cha.sa.Chi.26/241 As an ingredient of Sumanakorkadi varti.
183 Cha.sa.Chi.26/242 As an ingredient of Saindhavadi varti.
184 Cha.sa.Chi.26/254 As an ingredient of Drustiprada varti.
185 Cha.sa.Chi.26/259 As an ingredient of Krushnasarpavasadi rasakriya.
186 Cha.sa.Chi.26/260 Used in timir roga.
187 Cha.sa.Chi.26/261 As an ingredient of Dhatryadi Rasakriya.
188 Cha.sa.Chi.26/270, 273 As an ingredient of Mahaneela Ghrita.
189 Cha.sa.Chi.26/277 As an ingredient of Prapoundrakadi taila.
190 Cha.sa.Chi.26/279 As an ingredient of Tiladi yoga.
191 Cha.sa.Chi.26/281 Used in palitya
192 Cha.Sa.chi.29/63 As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita.
193 Cha.Sa.chi.29/85 As an ingredient of Kashmaryadi kwath for Virechana karma.
194 Cha.Sa.chi.29/86 Used as Kwatha with madhu for Kaphaja vatarakta.
195 Cha.Sa.chi.29/86 Used for Kaphaja vatarakta.
196 Cha.Sa.chi.29/98, 99 As an ingredient of Sukumaraka taila.
197 Cha.Sa.chi.29/152 As an ingredient of Triphaladi kalka in tridoshaja shola.
198 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/78 As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila.
199 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/117 Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara.
200 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/117 Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara along with honey.
201 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/149 Abhaya – Amalaki rasayana used in the treatment of Pitta dushta sukra dosha.
202 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/259 As a pathya ahara in stanya dosha.
203 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/150 Amruta rasayana, used in the treatment of Kapha dushta sukra dosha.
204 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/261 As a paniya yoga, in the treatment of Stanya dosha.
205 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/267 Used in the treatment of Phena sanghat, As an ingredient of Kiratatiktadi kwatha.
206 Cha.Sa.Chi.30/279 Used in the treatment of Gaurava stanya dosha.

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sour (amla), Bitter (tikta), Sweet (madhura), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Heavy (guru), Rough (ruksha), Cold (sheeta)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata, pitta and kapha

Current availability

Available

Current researches

External links

ENVIS database - Amalaki

Phyllanthus emblica 


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