Amla or Indian Gooseberry is one of the fruit on this earth which is boon to us. There are various items which are made by Amla like Murabba, Jam, Amla Powder, Pickle, juice, which are very good for our health. Many people like to eat Raw Amla.  It tastes little bitter, but still people like to eat. Some eat Amla, without having any information, about how much it is beneficial to health. Amla has a rich content of Vitamin-C. Every Human being needs 50 milli-gram of Vitamin-C in day. 1 Amla gives us nutrient ion on 2 oranges. 1 Amla contains 20 times more Vitamin C than in 1 Orange. Ayurveda is one of the oldest health systems in the world, and in that Amla is been used to treat lot of diseases and have a good health. Chyavanaprasha is one of the recipe in which the key content is Amla. Amla is indeed a good fruit which can solve our lots of problems.

Importance of Amla

Amla is the fruit which is said to rejuvenate the body upto its maximum potential. Amla is said to used for the longevity. Amla gives relief from Constipation, it improves our eye sight, good for eyes’s health, it purifies our blood, it stimulate our hair growth. Amla has huge amount of Ascorbic Acid(Vitamin C). It is also used to get relief from Arthritis and Osteoporosis. It is used to control the Cholesterol level and in maintaining good health of liver.

Amla is also known as Emblica Officinalis. Amla is one of the fruit which is grown in India and most important thing of Amla is that, every part of Amla is been used for different herbal medicines. Amla tree is been worshipped by the ancient time and the tree is also called the ‘Mother Earth’. Amla fruit, its seeds, leaves, roots and flowers are used for preparing medicines. We could make various types of Chutney of Amla. Some People don’t like to eat raw Amla directly, so it is better to eat by dipping in sugar syrup.

Amla is Worshipped

Goddess Laxmi was the one who used to worship the Amla tree. It is said that Goddess Laxmi used to worship Amla tree in the month of (Novemeber/December). There are few trees which are said to be originated from God’s Body or God’s Limbs. Pepal tree was originated from Lord Vishnu.Rudrasksha was originated from Lord shiva’s tears. In the same way Amla tree was originated from the tears of Lord Brahma.

Names of Amla in different languages

• Hindi – Amla
• English – Goose berry
• Sanskrit – Amalki
• Punjabi – olay
• Tamil – Nellikai
• Telugu – Usiri
• Malayalam – Nelikka

Benefits of Amla

• Eating Amla helps in digestion. We would never have a problem of indigestion.
• Amla controls our blood sugar.
• Amla is very good to improve our immune system.
• Liver remains healthy and we helps in liver detoxification.
• Amla prevent us from having dandruff in our hair.
• Amla is useful in Diarrhea and dysentery.
• Amla powder if taken with milk, then we can get a complete relief from acidity.
• If you are suffering from piles, then take Amla powder with ghee and 1 table-spoon honey. This is very good tonic in removing piles

Few more Benefits of Amla

1. Nose Bleeding: If you are having bleeding in your nose and it is not stopping, then put few drops of Amla in your nose. In 5 minutes, nose bleeding will stop. If any person is having this problem frequently, then they should start having Amla juice and rub Amla paste on the forehead.
2. Increase your Age: If you have 5 grams of Amla powder daily, then you will never see your white hair. You will get strength in your body and you will never feel laziness.
3. Diabetes: Amla juice is very much beneficial for controlling the Sugar level. Also, you will be free from Diabetes.
4. Headache: Apply the Amla paste on your forehead; you will get a huge relief from Headache.
5. Increase your Memory Power: Eating Amla's Murabba will increase your concentration and memory power.
6. Keeps Healthy: Those people who want to be healthy should have Amla's juice with Honey and then have a 1 glass of milk. In this way you will feel healthy. Your Entire day would be full of happiness. You will have same energy in your whole day. Working people should have this kind of intake, to live healthy.
7. Throat inflammation : Sometimes, we get a little irritation in our throat. We feel the dryness in our throat. Having the juice of Amla can cure this problem.
8. Hair Care : We can improve our hair growth and strengthen our hair roots. We could maintain the black color of hair. There are Amla hair oil available in the market. Amla is indeed good for our hair. As it can give coolness to our mind as well. Applying Amla hair oil can stop the hair loss.
9. Protect our eyes : Taking Amla with honey can improve our eye-sight. It can help in Cataract and also in nearsightedness. If we eat Amla regularly, I don’t think any person could have nearsightedness.
10. Makes our heart Healthy : Having Amla juice or raw Amla could improve our heart. The pumping of our heart becomes flawless.
11. Infection : Due to its Anti-bacterial and astringent properties, we could get a protection from infection. Our body becomes