AAMLA
Part Used : Fruit
The drug Aamla consists of pericarp of dried mature fruits of Phyllanthus emblica L. (Euphorbiaceae); drug is mostly collected in winter season after ripening and in kashmir in summer. Drug yielding plant is a small or medium sized tree, found both in natural state in mixed deciduous forests of the country ascending to 1300 m on hills, cultivated in gardens, home yards of grown as a road side tree.
Temperament: Cold, Dry 2̊
Action(s): Cardiotonic (Muqawwi-e-Qalb), Astringent (Qabiz), Calming agent (Musakkin), Brain tonic (Muqawwi-e-Dimagh)
Theraputic Use(s): Weakness of brain (Zof-e-Dimagh), Amnesia (Nisyan), Headache (Suda), Gastric ulcer (Qarha-e-Meda),Hyperacidity (Humuzat-e-Meda), Diarrhoea (Ishal)
Dose: 3 to 5g.
Important Formulation(s): Anoshdaru, Murabba-e-Amla, Majoon-e-Maqawwi-e-Rahem, Majoon-e-Mundi, Majoon-e-Lana, Majoon-e-Kundur, Qurs-e-Mulaiyin, Jawarish-e-Aamla Sada, Sufoof-e- Hazim Kalan, Dawa-ul-Misk Motadil Sada, Itrifal Zamani, Itrifal-e-Sagheer, Itrifal-e-Ustukhuddus, Sufoof-e-Aamla.
