Euphorbiaceae Week: Phyllanthaceae, Phyllanthus emblica from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Phyllanthus emblica L.,  Sp. pl. 2:982. 1753

syn: Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

      Mirobalanus embilica Burm.

Deciduous tree often planted for its fruits, often used pickled or cooked, a rich source of vit. C

Common names: Emblic myrobalan, Indian gooseberry

Hindi: Amla, amlika, aonla

Beng: Amla, Amlaki

Guj: Amoli, ambala

Tel: Amalakamu, usirikai

Tam: Nelli

Mal: Nelli
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[Rashida Atthar]

Wonderful Post of this very popular fruit tree. Part used as per the book 'Nature  Heals' are Plant, Stembark, Leaf, Root, Flower, Fruit, Seed.

Action/Uses: Fruit; refrigerant, diuretic, laxative, acrid, cooling, carmative, stomatichic .

Flower and unripe fruit; aperient,vermifuge . Flower; cooling, refrigerant. Root & Stembark; astringent.

Used in haemorrhagia, anaemia, jaundice, dropsy, cough, Exudation from incisions of the fruit; external application for inflammation of the eyes. Seeds; asthma, bronchitis, biliousness. 

 

The interesting morphology of  this tree as seen in the pictures is the Flowers in axillary fascicles on the leaf- bearing branchlets, often on the naked portion below the leaves, with frimbriate bracts a the base.

 

regards,

Rashida.