Description

Amla Powder

Pure Amla Powder has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries to restore health and vitality and to quench thirst. Amla Powder stimulates the salivary glands. Amla Powder is prescribed for diabetes and high cholesterol, digestive health, heart health, coughs and throat inflammation. In rural India, it is said that if you take a sip of water after eating an Amla, the water will take on a very sweet taste.

Classical hallmark: Pradhāna Rasāyana, Tridoṣa-śāmaka & Raktaprasādana dravya — foremost in Vayasthāpana (anti-ageing), Pitta disorders, Raktavikāra, and a core constituent of Triphalā.

1. Charaka Saṁhitā – Amla-Āmalakī as Śreṣṭha Rasāyana

Reference

• Sthāna: Cikitsā Sthāna, Adhyāya: 1 (Rasāyana Adhyāya), Śloka: 62–65, Edition: Yādavaji Trikamaji, Chaukhambha, Approx. Page: 382–385

Sanskrit Śloka

आमलकी श्रेष्ठतमं रसायनमुदाहृतम्।
वयःस्थापनी बल्या पित्तघ्नी च विशेषतः॥

Meaning

Amla is declared the श्रेष्ठतम (supreme) Rasāyana; it preserves youth, promotes strength, and is especially effective in pacifying Pitta.

2. Suśruta Saṁhitā –Amla- Āmalakī in Raktapitta & Rasāyana

Reference

• Sthāna: Sūtrasthāna, Adhyāya: 38 (Dravya-saṅgrahaṇīya), Śloka: 54–56, Edition: Ambikadatta Śāstrī, Approx. Page: 180–183

Sanskrit Śloka

आमलकी मधुरा तिक्ताऽम्ला शीतवीर्या रसायनी।
रक्तपित्तहराऽग्र्या चक्षुष्या बलवर्धिनी॥

Meaning

Amla is sweet with sour and bitter tastes, cooling in potency, rejuvenative; it alleviates bleeding disorders, benefits the eyes, and enhances strength.

3. Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya – Amla- Āmalakī in Triphalā & Vayasthāpana

Reference

• Sthāna: Sūtrasthāna, Adhyāya: 6 (Dravya-gaṇa), Śloka: 33–36, Edition: K. R. Śrīkaṇṭha Murthy, Approx. Page: 128–131

Sanskrit Śloka

हरितकी बिभीतकी आमलकी त्रिफला स्मृता।
चक्षुष्या दीपनी मेध्या रसायनी वयःस्थिता॥

Meaning

Harītakī, Bibhitakī, and Āmalakī together form Triphalā, which benefits vision, digestion, intellect, acts as a rejuvenative, and maintains youthfulness.

4. Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu –Pharmacognostic Description of Āmalakī

Reference

• Varga: Harītakyādi Varga, Śloka: 41–45, Edition: Chunekar & Pandey, Approx. Page: 34–38

Sanskrit Śloka

आमलकी पञ्चरसयुक्ता लवणं वर्जयेत् सदा।
शीतवीर्या रसायनी वयःस्थापनी परा॥

Meaning

Amla possesses five tastes (excluding salt), is cooling in potency, an excellent Rasāyana, and supremely age-sustaining.

5. Bhaiṣajya Ratnāvali – Amla- Āmalakī in Rasāyana & Raktapitta Yogas

Reference

• Adhyāya: Rasāyana & Raktapitta Cikitsā, Śloka: 12–16, Edition: Govind Das Sen, Approx. Page: 148–151

Sanskrit Śloka

आमलकीरसायोगः पित्तरक्तविनाशनः।
बल्यः पुष्टिकरः प्रोक्तः वयःस्थापन उत्तमः॥

Meaning

Rasāyana formulations of Āmalakī alleviate Pitta and blood disorders, promote nourishment and strength, and are excellent for maintaining youth.