Distribution:
The tree is common in the mixed deciduous forests of India ascending to 4,500 ft. on the hills.

Habit:
E.a. is a small or medium-sized deciduous tree with smooth, greenish grey, exfoliating bark. The leaves are feathery with small narrowly oblong, pinnately arranged leaflets. The fruits are depressed, globose, fleshy and obscurely 6-lobed, containing 6 trigonous seeds.

Principle constituents:
Vitamin C

Indications:
The fruit is acrid, cooling, refrigerant, diuretic and laxative. The dried fruit is useful in hemorrhage, diarrhea and dysentery. In combination with iron, it is used as a remedy for anemia, jaundice and dyspepsia. Amla fruits are anabolic, anti-bacterial and resistance building. They possess expectorant, cardiotonic, antipyretic, antioxidative, antiviral and anti-emetic activities. They are also used in the treatment of leukorrhea and atherosclerosis.

Product range:
Abana, Bonnisan, Mentat, Pilex, Septilin, Styplon, Menotab, Ophthacare, Gasex, Lukol, V-Gel, Vegecort.