Dhanvantari Vatika धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Emblica officinalis

Common Name :- Ambla

Family :- Euphorbiaceae (Erand Kul)

Habit :- A small to medium sized deciduous tree, 20-25 in height.

Properties:-

Property – Heavyness, dryness, cold

Taste – Five tastes, (except salt, mainly sour)

Potency – Cooling

Metabolic Property – Sweety

Specific Property – Tridoshahar (Specially pittahar)

*Digestive *Stomachic *Carminative

Part Used :- Fruit

Dosage :- Powder – 3-5 gms.

Expressed juice – 10-20 ml.

Uses :-

1. In Opthalmic disorders - Juice coming out of the mature fruit of Amalaki staying on the plant after piercing with nail alleviates, numerous diseases of eye caused by aggravation at vata-pitta-kaph.

2. In Fever - Juice of Amlki fruit fried With ghee alleviates fever.

3. In Anaemia - One should take the powder of Amalaki with Honey.

4. In Jaundice - Juice of grapes and Amalaki is useful.

5. In vomiting - Cold soup of green gram mixed with Amlki juice should be taken.

6. In Amalpitta - Powder consisting of Amalki, Satavari and sugar all equal is mixed with equal quantity of honey & taken with milk.

7. In Pradara (Leucorrhoea) - Powder of Amalaki should be administered with honey.

8. Greying of hair - One who applies the paste of mandura, Amalaki and Japa flowers on hair before taking bath is freed from the disease.