Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First floor, Timber Cylindrical Log
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw025
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Phyllanthus emblica

  Specimen's Collector Name :

 
  Specimen's Collection Area :

Kasorgod, Kerala
 

Specimen's Collection Date

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  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

1
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Malpighiales
  Family :

Phyllanthaceae
  Genus :

Phyllanthus
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Phyllanthus emblica
 

Author of Species

 :

Carl Linnaeus
  Common/Trade Name :

Emblic myrobalan
  Vernacular Name :

Hindi: Amla

Kannada: Nelli

Marathi: Aouli

Tamil: Nelli

Telugu: Pulla Yusirika, Usiri
  Distribution of Species :

Extends from Burma in the east to Afghanistan in the west and Sri Lanka in the south. The Amla tree is especially widespread in Uttar Pradesh.
 

Uses

 :

Fruits used in preparation of pickles.
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

  

  1. Flora of Anantapur District, A.P, India, by T.Pullaiah and N.Yesoda

  2. http://www.haryana-online.com/Flora/amla.htm

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  5. "Phyllanthus emblica information from NPGS/GRIN". US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.

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  9. Yokozawa T, Kim HY, Kim HJ, et al (Sep 2007). "Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) attenuates age-related renal dysfunction by oxidative stress". J Agric Food Chem. 55 (19): 7744–52. doi:10.1021/jf072105s. PMID 17715896. 

  10. Rao TP, Sakaguchi N, Juneja LR, Wada E, Yokozawa T (2005). "Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) extracts reduce oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats". J Med Food 8 (3): 362–8. doi:10.1089/jmf.2005.8.362. PMID 16176148. 

  11. Jacob A, Pandey M, Kapoor S, Saroja R (Nov 1988). "Effect of the Indian gooseberry (amla) on serum cholesterol levels in men aged 35-55 years". Eur J Clin Nutr 42 (11): 939–44. PMID 3250870. 

  12. Tarwadi K, Agte V (Aug 2007). "Antioxidant and micronutrient potential of common fruits available in the Indian subcontinent". Int J Food Sci Nutr 58 (5): 341–9. doi:10.1080/09637480701243905. PMID 17558726. 

  13. Dharmananda S. Emblic Myrobalans: Amla, Institute of Traditional Medicine [2]

  14. Habib-ur-Rehman, Yasin KA, Choudhary MA, et al (Jul 2007). "Studies on the chemical constituents of Phyllanthus emblica". Nat. Prod. Res. 21 (9): 775–81. doi:10.1080/14786410601124664. PMID 17763100. 

  15. Caldecott T. Amalaki [3]

  16. Samhita C. Ed., translation by the Shree Gulabkunverba Society, Volume 4. Chikitsa Sthana, Jamnagar, India: 1949

  17.  Indian Ministry of Health and Family Planning. The Ayurvedic Formulary of India. Part I. 1st ed. Delhi, 1978.