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<p style='text-align:justify;'>Emblica officinalis Gaertn or Phyllanthus emblica L. is an extensively used herb in [[Ayurveda]] for dietary and therapeutic purpose as well. </p>
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|data4 = --<p style='text-align:justify;'>Emblica officinalis Gaertn or Phyllanthus emblica L. is an extensively used herb in [[Ayurveda]] for dietary and therapeutic purpose as well. </p>
  
 
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|data6 =  2025
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==English name ==
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Emblic myrobalan, Indian gooseberry
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==Therapeutic Uses==
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Bleeding disorders ([[Raktapitta]]), Acid-peptic diseases ([[Amlapitta]]), Diabetes mellitus ([[Prameha]]), Burning sensation ([[Daha]])<ref>3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4</ref>
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==Other varieties / Other botanical names==
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* Cicca emblica (L.) Kurz
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* Diasperus emblica (L.) Kuntze
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* Dichelactina nodicaulis Hance
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* Emblica arborea Raf.
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* Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
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* Phyllanthus glomeratus Roxb. ex Wall. nom. inval.
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* Phyllanthus mairei H.Lév.
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* Phyllanthus mimosifolius Salisb.
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* Phyllanthus taxifolius D.Don
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==Identification Characters==
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'''Vrittaphala''' – Fruit is globose
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'''Kolam''' – Fruit weighs 6 gm.
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'''Tishyaphala''' – Fruiting season in Pushya masa (November – December) or the fruits are auspicious.
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==Types==
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=== Raja Nighantu ===
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There are two varieties.<ref>1. Indradev Tripathi, Raj Nighantu of Pandit Narahari, Amradi Varga, Verse no. 160-161 Chaukhambha Krishnadas academy, Varanasi;</ref>
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# Amalaka
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# Kshudramalaka
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* Vanya (wild variety)– Small, Hard
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* Gramya (highbred) – Big, Soft, Fleshy
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== Synonyms ==
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=== Synonyms in Charaka Samhita ===
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*Dhatri (that nourishes like mother)
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*Dhatriphala (fruits from Dhatri)
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*Sriphala (auspicious fruit)
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*Vayastha (that which enhance longevity and delays ageing)
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*Vayasya (that which enhance longevity and delays ageing)
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*Amritphala (fruit with elixir)
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=== Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu ===
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Vayasya, Amalaki, Vrishya, Jatiphalarasa, Shiva, Dhatriphala, Sriphala, Amritaphala, Dhatri, Tishyaphala, Amruta <ref> Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 38, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
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== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Properties
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|-
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! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
 +
|-
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| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]])  ||Sour (amla), Bitter (tikta), Sweet (madhura), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)
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|-
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| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Cold (sheeta)
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|-
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| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Sweet (madhura)
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|-
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| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Heavy (guru), Rough (ruksha), Cold (sheeta)
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|-
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| 5 || Actions ([[karma]])|| Pacify [[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]]
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|}
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== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Herbs and their activities
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|-
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! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
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|-
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| 1 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/26 ||Virukshani yavagu (dietary gruel for drying therapy)
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|-
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| 2 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/31 ||Kanthya yavagu (dietary gruel for improving voice  and throat disorders)
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|-
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| 3 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(13) ||Kushthaghna mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for treatment of skin diseases)
 +
|-
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| 4 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(24) ||Virechanopaga mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for helping therapeutic purgation)
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|-
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| 5 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(36) ||Kasahara mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for treatment of cough)
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|-
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| 6 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(39) || Jwarahara mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for treatment of fever)
 +
|-
 +
| 7 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(49) ||Prajasthapana mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for promoting conception & foetus growth)
 +
|-
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| 8 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(50) ||Vayasthapana mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for anti ageing)
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|-
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| 9 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/12 || Daily consumed substance (nitya prayunjita dravya)
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|-
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| 10 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 7/61 || To be taken with curd (dadhi saha sevanajanya ahara)
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|-
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|11 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 13/93|| Sneha  Vicharna
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|-
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|12 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 15/07||Dravya  required for Aturalaya
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|-
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| 13 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]21/22 || Management of  obesity(sthaulya)
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|-
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| 14 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 21/23 
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| Management of  obesity(sthaulya)
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|-
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| 15 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]21/26
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| Management of  obesity(sthaulya)
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|-
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| 16 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 23/38
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|Madyavikatnut Mantha(management of disorders caused due to excess consumption of alcohol.)
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|-
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| 17 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 25/40
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|Agrya Sangraha(collections of best food articles, factors and drugs in various conditions)
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|-
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| 18 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/4
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| Natural  qualities
 +
|-
 +
| 19 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/147
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| Phala Varga(Class of fruits)
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|-
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| 20 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/282
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| Krutanna Varga(Class of cooked food preparations)
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|-
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| 21 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/49
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| Veerya varnan(potency)
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|-
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|22 || Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/50
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| Veerya varnan(potency)
 +
|-
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|23 || Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 7/17
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| Abhyantar Krimi  Chikitsa(Various therapeutic modalities for treatment of parasite)
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|-
 +
|24 || Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 7/21
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| Abhyantar Krimi  Chikitsa
 +
|-
 +
|25
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]]8/136
 +
|[[Virechana]] Dravyani (list of medicines used in therapeutic purgation)
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|-
 +
|26
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/139
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|Madhura skandha(group of sweet drugs)
 +
|-
 +
|27
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/140
 +
|Amla skandha(group of sour drugs)
 +
|-
 +
|28
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/8
 +
|Desha vichara
 +
|-
 +
|29
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/16
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|Vamanartha (for emesis)
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|-
 +
|30
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/30
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|Preparations of Trivrit Avaleha
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|-
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|31
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|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/40
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|Kalyanaka Guda
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|-
 +
|32
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/46
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|Vyoshadi Modaka
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|-
 +
|33
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/50
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|Pathyadi Modaka
 +
|-
 +
|34
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/65
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|Virechana Tarpana(Preparation of Trivrita in the form of Tarpana)
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|-
 +
|35
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/67
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|Dugdha Yoga(Preparations of Trivrita in the form of medicated ghee and milk)
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|-
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|36
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 8/10
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|Aragvadha Yoga
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|-
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|37
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|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 8/13
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|Ghrita Yoga
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|-
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|38
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 9/6
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|Tilvaka yoga
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|-
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|39
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|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 10/11
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|Use in Purification of snuhi latex(sudha)
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|-
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|40
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 10/20
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|Ghrita Yoga
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|-
 +
|41
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 12/13
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|Avaleha Yoga
 +
|-
 +
|42
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 1/1/25
 +
|Body purification  before rasayana treatment
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|-
 +
|43
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/1/28
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|Ingredient in Bruhaniya  Gutika
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|-
 +
|44
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/184
 +
|Used as peya with Ghrita where jwara is associated  with Constipation(Doshanulomaka)
 +
|-
 +
|45
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/186
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|Used as peya where jwara is associated with  Constipation & Kostha shoola
 +
|-
 +
|46
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/188
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|Used as peya with Ghrita and Sarkara where jwara is  associated with Anindra, Trushna & asweda
 +
|-
 +
|47
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/201
 +
|Used as Triphala kwatha in Anyedhyushka jwara
 +
|-
 +
|48
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/202
 +
|Used as kwatha in Chaturthaka jwara
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|-
 +
|49
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/205
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|As an ingredient of Triphala in Vatsakadi kashaya
 +
|-
 +
|50
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/206
 +
|As an ingredient of Triphala in Madhookadi kashaya
 +
|-
 +
|51
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/207
 +
|Used as kwatha with guda in Dosha vibadhdhata
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|-
 +
|52
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/208
 +
|Pitta- Kapha nashaka, Vatanulomana
 +
|-
 +
|53
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/220
 +
|As an ingredient of Pippalyadi Ghrita
 +
|-
 +
|54
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/222
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|As an ingredient of Vasadi Ghrita
 +
|-
 +
|55
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/225
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|As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita
 +
|-
 +
|56
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]3/230
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|Used as svarasa for [[Virechana]]
 +
|-
 +
|57
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/231
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|Used for [[Virechana]] With madhu and ghrita
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|-
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|58
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/299
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|As Triphala in Vishamajwara
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|-
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|59
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/57
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|As a [[Virechana]] dravya
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|-
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|60
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/79
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|Used in Raktapitta-shamaka yoga in ugra raktapitta.
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|-
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|61
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/65
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|Ingredient in Trayushanaadi  ghrita
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|-
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|62
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/106
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|Ingredient of Nilinyadya  Ghrita
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|-
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|63
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/115
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|Ingredient of Rohinyadya  Ghrita for Pittaja Gulma
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|-
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|64
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/120
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|Ingredient in Trayamanadya  Ghrita for Pittaja Gulma
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|-
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|65
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/122
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|Ingredient in Amalakadya Ghrita  for Pittaja Gulma
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|-
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|66
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/124
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|Ingredient in Drakshadya Ghrita  for Pittaj Gulma
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|-
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|67
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/133
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|As a diet in Pittaj Gulma
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|-
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|69
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 5/149
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|Ingredient of Mishrak Sneha
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|-
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|70
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/22
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|Prameha nashak Santarpana yoga
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|-
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|71
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/26
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|Sarva Prameha nashak yoga
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|-
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|72
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 6/28
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|Used for making decoction in Kaphaja  prameha
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|-
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|73
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 6/30
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|Used for making decoction in Pittaja  prameha
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|-
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|74
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/36
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|As Kapha-Pittaj  prameha nashaka yoga
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|-
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|75
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/40
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|Ingredient  in Phalatrikadi Kvatha
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|-
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|76
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/41
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|Ingredient  in Madhvasava
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|-
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|77
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/46
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|For  drinking water Boiled with it
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|-
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|78
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 6/48
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|As a diet
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|-
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|79
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/44
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|As [[Virechana]] dravya
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|-
 +
|80
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/62
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|Ingredient in Patoladi  Kwatha
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|-
 +
|81
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/65
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|Ingredient in Mustadi  Churna
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|-
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|82
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/68
 +
|Ingredient in Triphaladi  Churna
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|-
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|83
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/70
 +
|Kushthanashak Yoga
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|-
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|84
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/74
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|Ingredient in Madhvasav
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|-
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|85
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/77
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|Ingredient in Kanakabindurishta
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|-
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|86
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/81
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|Ingredient in Triphalasava
 +
|-
 +
|87
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]7/82
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|Pathya diet in Kushtha
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|-
 +
|88
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/91
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|Ingredient in Sidhdharthak  snan and Lepa, Abhyantar and Bahya-shodhanarth
 +
|-
 +
|89
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/97
 +
|Ingredient in Kushthaghna  Yoga
 +
|-
 +
|90
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/100
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|Kwath prayog in Kapha-Pittaja Kushtha
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|-
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|91
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/128
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|Abhyantara and Bahyaprayogartha Pana, Snana, Lepa
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|-
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|92
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/136
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|Ingredient in Vata-Pitta  nashak Ghrita
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|-
 +
|93
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/140
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|Ingredient in Tiktashatpala  Ghrita
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|-
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|94
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/144
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|Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrita
 +
|-
 +
|95
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/147
 +
|Ingredient in Mahatikta  Ghrita
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|-
 +
|96
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/153
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|Ingredient in Mahakhadira  Ghrita
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|-
 +
|97
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/155
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|Ingredient in Mahakhadira  Ghrita
 +
|-
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|98
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/67
 +
|Pathya diet for Pinas in  treatment of Rajayakshma
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|-
 +
|99
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/100
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|Ingredient in Avaleha
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|-
 +
|100
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/101
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|Ingredient in Avaleha
 +
|-
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|101
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/137
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|As a Kaval dravya for Mukhashodhanarth
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|-
 +
|102
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/35
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|Ingredient in Kalyanak  Ghrit
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|-
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|103
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/54
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|Ingredient in Apara  lashunadya Ghrita
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|-
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|104
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/70
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|Ingredient in Siddharthakadi  Agada
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|-
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|105
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/18
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|Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya  Ghrita
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|-
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|106
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/31
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|Ingredient in Amalakadi  Ghrita
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|-
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|107
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/43
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|As a Nasya dravya
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|-
 +
|108
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/48
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|Ingredient in Mustadi varti
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|-
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|109
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/21
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|In treatment of Kaphaja  Shvayathu
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|-
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|110
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/32
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|Ingredient in Ashtashatorishta
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|-
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|111
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/39
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|Ingredient in Triphaladhyarishta
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|-
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|112
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/43
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|Ingredient in Kshar Gudika
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|-
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|113
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/49
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|Ingredient in Shilajatu  prayoga
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|-
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|114
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/72
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|As an Unmardan dravya  in Kaphaja Shvayathu
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|-
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|115
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/100
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|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in treatment of Jalagardabh
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|-
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|116
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/115
 +
|As an ingredient  of Nagaradi ghrita
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|-
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|117
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/119
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|As an  ingredient of Patoladi churna
 +
|-
 +
|118
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]13/125
 +
|As an  ingredient of Narayan churna
 +
|-
 +
|119
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/133
 +
|As an  ingredient of Hapushadya churna
 +
|-
 +
|120
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 13/135
 +
|As anupana of  Hapushadya churna
 +
|-
 +
|121
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].13/149
 +
|Kwath mixed  with trikatu and yavakshara used in udararoga
 +
|-
 +
|122
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].13/158
 +
|In  formulation of pippalyadi lavan
 +
|-
 +
|123
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 13/163
 +
|In  formulation of ksharvatika
 +
|-
 +
|124
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 14/45
 +
|Used in  swedana kriya
 +
|-
 +
|125
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 14/66
 +
|Use triphala  kwath with trivrut churna
 +
|-
 +
|126
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 14/138
 +
|As an ingredient  of abhayarista
 +
|-
 +
|127
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 14/145
 +
|As an  ingredient of dantyarista
 +
 
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
|128
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 14/148
 +
|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.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 15/87
 +
 
 +
|As an  ingredient of traushnaadi ghrit
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
|132
 +
|
 +
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 15/120
 +
|As an  ingredient of takrarista
 +
|-
 +
|133
 +
|
 +
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 15/152
 +
|As an ingredient  of Duralabhasava(Kaphaja grahani )
 +
|-
 +
|134
 +
|
 +
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 15/177
 +
|As an  ingredient of Bhallataka Kshara
 +
|-
 +
|135
 +
|
 +
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 15/188
 +
|Used in  preparation of Pancham Kshara
 +
|-
 +
|136
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 16/58
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
|Used in Kaphaja Pandu Roga
 +
|-
 +
|137
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 16/135
 +
|Used in Chikita of Halimak
 +
|-
 +
|138
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 16/89
 +
|As an ingredient of Shilajatu Vataka
 +
|-
 +
|139
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 16/101
 +
 
 +
 
 +
|As an ingredient of Dhatryavleha
 +
|-
 +
|140
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 16/111
 +
|As an ingredient of Dhatryarishta
 +
|-
 +
|141
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 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.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/184
 +
|As an ingredient  of mudga yusha.
 +
|-
 +
|146
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/90
 +
|As an ingredient  of sarkaradi leha.
 +
|-
 +
|147
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/92
 +
|As an ingredient  of twakadi leha.
 +
|-
 +
|148
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/94
 +
|As an ingredient  of vidaryadi leha.
 +
|-
 +
|149
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/107
 +
|Use it in a  preparation of ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|150
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/118
 +
|As a yoga  dravya.
 +
|-
 +
|151
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/120
 +
|As a yoga  dravya.
 +
|-
 +
|152
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/122
 +
|As a yoga  dravya.
 +
|-
 +
|153
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/136
 +
|As an ingredient  of pippalyadi leha.
 +
|-
 +
|154
 +
|
 +
Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/165
 +
|As an ingredient  of ghrita yoga.
 +
|-
 +
|155
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 18/88
 +
|As an ingredient  of leha yoga pittaja kasa.
 +
|-
 +
|156
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 20/32
 +
|Trusha &  Chhardi-shamaka yoga.
 +
|-
 +
|157
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 21/54
 +
|For kashaya  pana.
 +
|-
 +
|158
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 21/61
 +
|For kashaya  pana.
 +
|-
 +
|159
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 21/67
 +
|For virechana,  give along with ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|160
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 21/111
 +
|As a pathya  ahara.
 +
|-
 +
|161
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 22/36
 +
|For lepa prayoga.
 +
|-
 +
|162
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 23/226
 +
|As a pathya ahara.
 +
|-
 +
|163
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 24/139
 +
|Used as yusha in pittaja  madatyaya.
 +
|-
 +
|164
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 24/140
 +
|Used as yusha, Tarpana  & rasa in Pittaja madatyaya.
 +
|-
 +
|165
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 24/183
 +
|Used in pachana.
 +
|-
 +
|166
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 25/84
 +
|Used as vranashodhaka kashaya.
 +
|-
 +
|167
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 25/90
 +
|As an ingredient of Kamppilakadi taila.
 +
|-
 +
|168
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 25/110
 +
|Used for vrana shaithilya, saukumarya &  prasadana.
 +
|-
 +
|169
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 25/116
 +
|Used for savarnikarana.
 +
|-
 +
|170
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/53
 +
|Used in pittaja  mutrakruchhra.
 +
|-
 +
|171
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/65
 +
|As an ingredient of  Trutyadi churna.
 +
|-
 +
|172
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/83
 +
|As an ingredient of Haritakyadi Ghrita in  vataja hrudroga.
 +
|-
 +
|173
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/87
 +
|As an ingredient of Trushnadi Ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|174
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/163
 +
|As an ingredient of Mayur Ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|175
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/167
 +
|As an ingredient of Mahamayur Ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|176
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/195
 +
|As an ingredient of Kalak churna.
 +
|-
 +
|177
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/198
 +
|As an ingredient of Mrudvikadi churna.
 +
|-
 +
|178
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/205
 +
|Used for mukhadhavna.
 +
|-
 +
|179
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/209
 +
|As an ingredient of Khadiradi gutika.
 +
|-
 +
|180
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/216
 +
|Used for kavala in  arochaka.
 +
|-
 +
|181
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/239
 +
|Used for aaschotana in  Kaphaja netraroga.
 +
|-
 +
|182
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/241
 +
|As an ingredient of Sumanakorkadi varti.
 +
|-
 +
|183
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/242
 +
|As an ingredient of Saindhavadi varti.
 +
|-
 +
|184
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/254
 +
|As an ingredient of Drustiprada varti.
 +
|-
 +
|185
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/259
 +
|As an ingredient of  Krushnasarpavasadi rasakriya.
 +
|-
 +
|186
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/260
 +
|Used in timir roga.
 +
|-
 +
|187
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/261
 +
|As an ingredient of  Dhatryadi Rasakriya.
 +
|-
 +
|188
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/270,  273
 +
|As an ingredient of Mahaneela Ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|189
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/277
 +
|As an ingredient of  Prapoundrakadi taila.
 +
|-
 +
|190
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]. 26/279
 +
|As an ingredient of Tiladi yoga.
 +
|-
 +
|191
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].26/281
 +
|Used in palitya
 +
|-
 +
|192
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/63
 +
|As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita.
 +
|-
 +
|193
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/85
 +
|As an ingredient of Kashmaryadi kwath for Virechana  karma.
 +
|-
 +
|194
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/86
 +
|Used as Kwatha with madhu for Kaphaja vatarakta.
 +
|-
 +
|195
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/86
 +
|Used for Kaphaja vatarakta.
 +
|-
 +
|196
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/98, 99
 +
|As an ingredient of Sukumaraka taila.
 +
|-
 +
|197
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].29/152
 +
|As an ingredient of Triphaladi kalka in tridoshaja shola.
 +
|-
 +
|198
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/78
 +
|As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila.
 +
|-
 +
|199
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/117
 +
|Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara.
 +
|-
 +
|200
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/117
 +
|Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara along with  honey.
 +
|-
 +
|201
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/149
 +
|Abhaya – Amalaki rasayana used in the treatment of  Pitta dushta sukra dosha.
 +
|-
 +
|202
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/259
 +
|As a pathya ahara in stanya dosha.
 +
|-
 +
|203
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/150
 +
|Amruta rasayana, used in the treatment of Kapha  dushta sukra dosha.
 +
|-
 +
|204
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/261
 +
|As a paniya yoga, in the treatment of Stanya dosha.
 +
|-
 +
|205
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/267
 +
|Used in the treatment of Phena sanghat, As an  ingredient of Kiratatiktadi kwatha.
 +
|-
 +
|206
 +
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]].30/279
 +
|Used in the treatment of Gaurava stanya dosha.
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==Dose==
 +
 
 +
* 10 – 20 gm of the drug.
 +
* 5 – 10 ml of fresh juice.
 +
* 3-6 gm of the drug in powder form.
 +
 
 +
==Important formulations==
 +
 
 +
===Fresh Fruit pulp===
 +
           
 +
* Chyavanaprasha
 +
 
 +
=== Dried Fruit===
 +
     
 +
* Triphala Churna
 +
* Dhatri loha
 +
* Dhatryadi Ghrita
 +
 
 +
== Current availability==
 +
 
 +
Available
 +
 
 +
* In India – Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
 +
* Out of India – Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, West Indies, Cuba, varieties are available across globe.
 +
 
 +
== Current researches ==
 +
 
 +
== External links ==  
 +
 
 +
[http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/893/8a21370d3a8af238657446d840711684 ENVIS database - Amalaki]
 +
 
 +
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_emblica Phyllanthus emblica]
 +
 
 +
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
 +
 
 +
==References==
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 +
Dr. Indradev Tripathi, Raj Nighantu of Pandit Narahari, Amradi Varga, Verse no. 160-161 Chaukhambha Krishnadas academy, Varanasi;
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2. Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 38, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
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3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4
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4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4
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5. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4
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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
Availability Available
Contributors Team Charak Samhita
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Emblic myrobalan, Indian gooseberry

Therapeutic Uses

Bleeding disorders (Raktapitta), Acid-peptic diseases (Amlapitta), Diabetes mellitus (Prameha), Burning sensation (Daha)[1]

Other varieties / Other botanical names

  • Cicca emblica (L.) Kurz
  • Diasperus emblica (L.) Kuntze
  • Dichelactina nodicaulis Hance
  • Emblica arborea Raf.
  • Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
  • Phyllanthus glomeratus Roxb. ex Wall. nom. inval.
  • Phyllanthus mairei H.Lév.
  • Phyllanthus mimosifolius Salisb.
  • Phyllanthus taxifolius D.Don

Identification Characters

Vrittaphala – Fruit is globose Kolam – Fruit weighs 6 gm. Tishyaphala – Fruiting season in Pushya masa (November – December) or the fruits are auspicious.

Types

Raja Nighantu

There are two varieties.[2]

  1. Amalaka
  2. Kshudramalaka
  • Vanya (wild variety)– Small, Hard
  • Gramya (highbred) – Big, Soft, Fleshy

Synonyms

Synonyms in Charaka Samhita

  • Dhatri (that nourishes like mother)
  • Dhatriphala (fruits from Dhatri)
  • Sriphala (auspicious fruit)
  • Vayastha (that which enhance longevity and delays ageing)
  • Vayasya (that which enhance longevity and delays ageing)
  • Amritphala (fruit with elixir)

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Vayasya, Amalaki, Vrishya, Jatiphalarasa, Shiva, Dhatriphala, Sriphala, Amritaphala, Dhatri, Tishyaphala, Amruta [3]

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

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/26 Virukshani yavagu (dietary gruel for drying therapy)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/31 Kanthya yavagu (dietary gruel for improving voice and throat disorders)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghna mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for treatment of skin diseases)
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(24) Virechanopaga mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for helping therapeutic purgation)
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(36) Kasahara mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for treatment of cough)
6 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(39) Jwarahara mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for treatment of fever)
7 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(49) Prajasthapana mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for promoting conception & foetus growth)
8 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(50) Vayasthapana mahakashaya (ingredient of group of herbs for anti ageing)
9 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 5/12 Daily consumed substance (nitya prayunjita dravya)
10 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 7/61 To be taken with curd (dadhi saha sevanajanya ahara)
11 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 13/93 Sneha Vicharna
12 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 15/07 Dravya required for Aturalaya
13 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana21/22 Management of obesity(sthaulya)
14 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/23 Management of obesity(sthaulya)
15 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana21/26 Management of obesity(sthaulya)
16 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 23/38 Madyavikatnut Mantha(management of disorders caused due to excess consumption of alcohol.)
17 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 25/40 Agrya Sangraha(collections of best food articles, factors and drugs in various conditions)
18 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/4 Natural qualities
19 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/147 Phala Varga(Class of fruits)
20 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/282 Krutanna Varga(Class of cooked food preparations)
21 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 26/49 Veerya varnan(potency)
22 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 26/50 Veerya varnan(potency)
23 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 7/17 Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(Various therapeutic modalities for treatment of parasite)
24 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 7/21 Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
25 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana8/136 Virechana Dravyani (list of medicines used in therapeutic purgation)
26 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/139 Madhura skandha(group of sweet drugs)
27 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/140 Amla skandha(group of sour drugs)
28 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/8 Desha vichara
29 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/16 Vamanartha (for emesis)
30 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/30 Preparations of Trivrit Avaleha
31 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/40 Kalyanaka Guda
32 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/46 Vyoshadi Modaka
33 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/50 Pathyadi Modaka
34 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/65 Virechana Tarpana(Preparation of Trivrita in the form of Tarpana)
35 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/67 Dugdha Yoga(Preparations of Trivrita in the form of medicated ghee and milk)
36 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 8/10 Aragvadha Yoga
37 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 8/13 Ghrita Yoga
38 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 9/6 Tilvaka yoga
39 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 10/11 Use in Purification of snuhi latex(sudha)
40 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 10/20 Ghrita Yoga
41 Cha.Sa.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.Chikitsa Sthana3/184 Used as peya with Ghrita where jwara is associated with Constipation(Doshanulomaka)
45 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/186 Used as peya where jwara is associated with Constipation & Kostha shoola
46 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/188 Used as peya with Ghrita and Sarkara where jwara is associated with Anindra, Trushna & asweda
47 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/201 Used as Triphala kwatha in Anyedhyushka jwara
48 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/202 Used as kwatha in Chaturthaka jwara
49 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/205 As an ingredient of Triphala in Vatsakadi kashaya
50 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/206 As an ingredient of Triphala in Madhookadi kashaya
51 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/207 Used as kwatha with guda in Dosha vibadhdhata
52 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/208 Pitta- Kapha nashaka, Vatanulomana
53 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/220 As an ingredient of Pippalyadi Ghrita
54 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/222 As an ingredient of Vasadi Ghrita
55 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/225 As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita
56 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana3/230 Used as svarasa for Virechana
57 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/231 Used for Virechana With madhu and ghrita
58 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/299 As Triphala in Vishamajwara
59 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/57 As a Virechana dravya
60 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/79 Used in Raktapitta-shamaka yoga in ugra raktapitta.
61 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/65 Ingredient in Trayushanaadi ghrita
62 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/106 Ingredient of Nilinyadya Ghrita
63 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/115 Ingredient of Rohinyadya Ghrita for Pittaja Gulma
64 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/120 Ingredient in Trayamanadya Ghrita for Pittaja Gulma
65 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/122 Ingredient in Amalakadya Ghrita for Pittaja Gulma
66 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/124 Ingredient in Drakshadya Ghrita for Pittaj Gulma
67 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/133 As a diet in Pittaj Gulma
69 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/149 Ingredient of Mishrak Sneha
70 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/22 Prameha nashak Santarpana yoga
71 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/26 Sarva Prameha nashak yoga
72 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 6/28 Used for making decoction in Kaphaja prameha
73 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 6/30 Used for making decoction in Pittaja prameha
74 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/36 As Kapha-Pittaj  prameha nashaka yoga
75 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/40 Ingredient in Phalatrikadi Kvatha
76 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/41 Ingredient in Madhvasava
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 Virechana dravya
80 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/62 Ingredient in Patoladi Kwatha
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 Yoga
84 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/74 Ingredient in Madhvasav
85 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/77 Ingredient in Kanakabindurishta
86 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/81 Ingredient in Triphalasava
87 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana7/82 Pathya diet in Kushtha
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 Yoga
90 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/100 Kwath prayog in Kapha-Pittaja Kushtha
91 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/128 Abhyantara and Bahyaprayogartha Pana, Snana, Lepa
92 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/136 Ingredient in Vata-Pitta nashak Ghrita
93 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/140 Ingredient in Tiktashatpala Ghrita
94 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/144 Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrita
95 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/147 Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrita
96 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/153 Ingredient in Mahakhadira Ghrita
97 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/155 Ingredient in Mahakhadira Ghrita
98 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/67 Pathya diet for Pinas in treatment of Rajayakshma
99 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/100 Ingredient in Avaleha
100 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/101 Ingredient in Avaleha
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 lashunadya Ghrita
104 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/70 Ingredient in Siddharthakadi Agada
105 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/18 Ingredient in Mahapanchagavya Ghrita
106 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/31 Ingredient in Amalakadi Ghrita
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 Kaphaja Shvayathu
110 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/32 Ingredient in Ashtashatorishta
111 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/39 Ingredient in Triphaladhyarishta
112 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/43 Ingredient in Kshar Gudika
113 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/49 Ingredient in Shilajatu prayoga
114 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/72 As an Unmardan dravya in Kaphaja Shvayathu
115 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/100 Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in treatment of Jalagardabh
116 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/115 As an ingredient of Nagaradi ghrita
117 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/119 As an ingredient of Patoladi churna
118 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana13/125 As an ingredient of Narayan churna
119 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/133 As an ingredient of Hapushadya churna
120 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 13/135 As anupana of Hapushadya churna
121 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana.13/149 Kwath mixed with trikatu and yavakshara used in udararoga
122 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana.13/158 In formulation of pippalyadi lavan
123 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 13/163 In formulation of ksharvatika
124 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 14/45 Used in swedana kriya
125 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 14/66 Use triphala kwath with trivrut churna
126 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 14/138 As an ingredient of abhayarista
127 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 14/145 As an ingredient of dantyarista


128 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 14/148 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.Chikitsa Sthana. 15/87

As an ingredient of traushnaadi ghrit


132

Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 15/120

As an ingredient of takrarista
133

Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 15/152

As an ingredient of Duralabhasava(Kaphaja grahani )
134

Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 15/177

As an ingredient of Bhallataka Kshara
135

Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 15/188

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


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


As an ingredient of Dhatryavleha
140 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 16/111 As an ingredient of Dhatryarishta
141 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 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.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/184 As an ingredient of mudga yusha.
146 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/90 As an ingredient of sarkaradi leha.
147 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/92 As an ingredient of twakadi leha.
148 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/94 As an ingredient of vidaryadi leha.
149 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/107 Use it in a preparation of ghrita.
150 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/118 As a yoga dravya.
151 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/120 As a yoga dravya.
152 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/122 As a yoga dravya.
153 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/136 As an ingredient of pippalyadi leha.
154

Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana. 18/165

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

Dose

  • 10 – 20 gm of the drug.
  • 5 – 10 ml of fresh juice.
  • 3-6 gm of the drug in powder form.

Important formulations

Fresh Fruit pulp

  • Chyavanaprasha

Dried Fruit

  • Triphala Churna
  • Dhatri loha
  • Dhatryadi Ghrita

Current availability

Available

  • In India – Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
  • Out of India – Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, West Indies, Cuba, varieties are available across globe.

Current researches

External links

ENVIS database - Amalaki

Phyllanthus emblica

References

Dr. Indradev Tripathi, Raj Nighantu of Pandit Narahari, Amradi Varga, Verse no. 160-161 Chaukhambha Krishnadas academy, Varanasi; 2. Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 38, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015; 3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4 4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4 5. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4 



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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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  1. ↑ 3. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:3,4
  2. ↑ 1. Indradev Tripathi, Raj Nighantu of Pandit Narahari, Amradi Varga, Verse no. 160-161 Chaukhambha Krishnadas academy, Varanasi;
  3. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 38, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
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