EMBLICA OFFICINALIS | AMLA

Kingdom: Plantae







Division: Flowering plant

Class: Magnoliopsida







Order: Malpighiales







Family: Phyllanthaceae







Tribe: Phyllantheae







Subtribe: Flueggeinae







Genus: Phyllanthus

Species: P. emblica

COMMON NAMES:- anola, amla aora, amlika, amlnki,..etc..

NATURE:- it is small tree.

LEAVES:-leaves are small,14 cm long 3 cm broad.

FLOWERS:-mostly flowers are pale green colour , mostly they are lots of,, on short trail,.

FRUIT:- fruits has diameter of 2.5-2.8 cm, which is fleshy, roundish with 6 lobes.

MEDICINAL USES:- the drugs consists of this tree by their fresh or dried fruits. It is well known as emblica

.so its fruits are a best liver tonic.. a fermented liquor made from the fruit is considered useful in indigestion, jaundice.

And other hearts complain . it is very wealthy source of vitamine “C” it is very useful in that disease which cause by vitamin “C” take an example of scurvy.

Like this flowers, bark , root of this tree has also medicinal uses. The timber of this tree’s also useful .