Indian gooseberry is a rich source of vitamin C, amino acid, tannin, polyphenolic compounds, fixed oil, lipids and other essential oils. Its regular consumption is an anti-dote for many ailments/disorders like acidity, septic fever, biliary colic, vomiting, insomnia, defective vision etc.
Amla is unique as it doesn’t leave its chemical ingredient even if it is heated. It is a tree whose no part is useless. It also has the atmosphere purifying qualities.
· Taking Amla and Black Til (black seseme seeds) in equal quantity with honey or ghee cures mental and physical weaknesses.
· To revitalise brain take a cupful of sugarless milk with the murabba of Amla.
· Taking even one raw Amla every morning even with water makes one’s body enough resistance to fight with various ailments.
· Taking milk in the morning after licking one teaspoon of ground Amla powder mixed with honey imparts freshness and strength to the body.
· Intellect gets sharpened if one takes the pulp of fresh Amla or Amla juice with honey or ghee every morning and evening.
· Washing eyes with cool water having Amla powder soaked and strained is good for the eyes and it also improves eye-sight. Washing the eyes with ground Amla and til powder water (soak Amla and Til powder in water overnight and strain it) in the morning cures burning sensation in the eyes. Applying pulp of Amla on the head and washing the hair after massage helps in curing burning sensation in the eyes and heaviness of the head. Have Amla powder washed down with milk to improve your eyesight. It improves nearsightedness and cataract. It reduces intraocular tension.
· Taking Amla Murabba every day in the morning cures physical and mental debility.
· Massaging the scalp with Amla oil before going to bed removes mental weakness.
· Taking Amla powder with cow’s milk or Misri (even amount) with water gives relief in heart ailments.
· Applying paste made up of dried Amla powder with Kumkum, Neelkamal and rose-water cures headache. Applying paste of Juice of 2 to 3 Amla or its pulp mixed with little rose water and 3 to 4 pieces of kesar (saffron) in it-on the affected part for 15 mts. relieves the pain of migraine. Taking 10 gms of fresh Amla juice with 1 gm. of powdered haldi (turmeric) and honey every morning and evening cuers this problem.
· Taking Amla water (soak dried Amla powder in 1:3 proportion in water for 12 hours, strain the water and mix 1 gm. haldi powder) regularly helps in curing night discharge problem. Taking 1 gm Amla powder, kala jeera and 2 gms ground misri with cold water cures the problem of bed wetting.
· Taking milk after eating fresh Amla juice or dried Amla powder with gur (jaggery) cures stranguary.
· Applying paste of Amla near the naval portion helps in curing urinary problem. Taking crushed Amla pulp (after straining it) mixed with misri cures blood in urine. Taking 20 gms fresh Amla Juice with 10 gms of honey and water twice a day cures problem connected with urination
· Licking one tea spoon of dried Amla powder with honey or ghee after dinner checks acidity.
· Taking 3 gms powdered Amla with 6 gms honey every day for one mouth cures the problem of leucorrhoea. Leucorrhoea is also cured by taking powder of Amla seed with honey or mjsri regularly. Taking 20 gms fresh Amla juice mixed with honey regularly for a month cures weakness of the generative system.
· Taking Amla juice or powder with honey purifies blood.
· Taking fresh Amla juice with honey checks diabetes. One teaspoon of Amla juice mixed with a cup of bitter gourd juice is prescribed by naturopaths as it stimulates the Pancreas and it will secrete enough insulin for reducing blood sugar. Amla seeds or dried amla powder in the form of capsules is equally invaluable for the control of Diabetes.
· Soak 15 gms Amla and 15 gms of mehandi (myrtle) leaves overnight in 400 gms water strain the liquid in the morning. Drinking this water checks piles.
· Taking Amla powder with radish helps in checking stone in bladder by breaking the stones and throwing it out with urine. The best time to have them is morning or evening.
· Have 1 tsp dried Amla powder with milk or water before retiring for the day. It helps in imparting movements to the bowels and keeping the system clean. Also taking strained water of mashed fresh Amlas soaked overnight in lukewarm water helps in evacuating the bowels. Taking 4 tsp fresh Amla juice and 3 tsp honey mixed in a glass of water relieves constipation. If constipation is caused by worms, take about 20 gms fresh juice of Amla every day to kill the worms.
· Taking two teaspoon of fresh Amla juice with honey twice a day helps in taking out the phlegm and controls cold. Also, taking milk in which a little Amla powder and ghee boiled in the evening helps in dry cough. Licking Amla powder with honey regularly twice or thrice a day also cures chronic dry cough. Mix Amla powder with honey and suck this mixture twice a day to cure a chronic dry cough. Amla is invaluable in the treatment of tuberculosis, asthma and bronchitis.
· If there is the problem of extreme dryness of the skin, taking tea boiled with pieces of Amla in it mixed with sugar and milk helps greatly. Itching problem is cured by applying Amla churna in chameli oil on the part of the body where itching is gives reting.
· Washing the head with Amla-juice mixed with water after rubbing the scalp for 10-15 mts. with fresh Amla juice helps in restoring the vitality of hair. Soak dried Amla, Harar, Bahera and Shikakai in an iron utensil overnight and mesh them nicely, washing your hair regularly with this strengthens the hair and checks hair loss.
· Applying the paste of Amla powder mixed in lemon juice on the hair 10 to 15 mts. before washing them with Amla water keeps the hair strong and shining.
· Dying the hair with the following herbal paste makes them turn automatically black and strong. Make the paste of Amla and Mehandi leaves and apply it on the hair. Keep it applied for about 15 to 20 mins. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. This will make your hair black and shining.
· Washing the hair with dicoction of Amla removes dryness of the scalp, checks dandruff and stops excessive fall and the greying of hair.
· Massaging the head with Amla oil imparts natural glow to hair, relieves mental tension and induces sleep.
· Taking fresh Amla juice with old ghee-heated a little-regularly for a few says relieves stiffness of joints and helps in curing gout.
· Take bath with the water having Amla juice mixed in it. Also, apply the paste made of Amla and tilt in equal quantity ground in cold milk added with 3 or 4 drops of rose water on spots and let it stay for sometime and then wash it off with Amla soaked water.
· Doing gargles with water having fresh Amla juice twice or thrice a day gives great relief and helps curing the boils. After gargles apply fresh Amla juice on the boils and let saliva ooze out.
· Applying the paste of ground seeds of Amla mixed with lemon- especially on the roots of the hair and washing after half an hour will clear the lices from the hair. Even when washing it off use the water having little of Amla juice.
· Application of the Amla paste mixed with turmeric and-oil on- body makes the skin clear, soft and improves the complexion. Drinking Amla juice mixed with honey in the morning makes the complexion glowing and blemishless. Application of the Amla paste on the face and washing it off after 10 to 15 mins class pimples and heals up the spots so created.
· Take boiled pulp of Amla with honey two times a day relieves the pain in the menstural bleeding. Taking Amla juice mixed with ripe banana 3 to 4 times a day during periods-checks profuse bleeding.
· Applying the paste made of Triphala powder (in which Amla is also present) mixed with cow’s urine-on the affected part-relieves the poisonous effects of insects. Drinking Amla juice will also help in such cases.
· Munching raw Amla or one piece of Amla Murabba washed down with milk is an ideal breakfast for staying healthy and living till ripe old age. Also, taking Chyavanprash (having enough of Amla) in the morning is also very good tonic for maintaining good health.
· Taking sharbat of Amla in summers keeps the body cool even in the height of summers.
· In laboratory studies, Amla has been proven to effective for high cholesterol and prevention of atherosclerosis. It strengthens the heart muscles and causes a significant decrease in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol and triglycerides. A 500 mg capsule of dried Amla powder can be added to your daily routine after consulting with your doctor. Gooseberry strengthens heart muscles. So heart pumps blood flawless throughout the body.
· Amla is rich in vitamin C and helps control blood pressure. You can have it as Amla choorna (powder) or in the form of triphala tablets or decoction. Triphala, a combination of Amla and two other herbs is an excellent medication for high blood pressure.
· Amla is rich in Vitamin C or ascorbic acid, an essential ingredient that helps in the absorption of Iron. Supplements of Amla can be very beneficial to patients suffering from Iron deficiency Anemia.
· Amla has a strong, cooling property on the body and is an excellent remedy for diarrhea. Squeeze the juice out of a handful of Amla leaves into a glass of milk. Add some honey and ghee to this milk and drink it to stop loose motions that are accompanied with mucous and/or blood. Due to its strong, cooling and laxative properties Gooseberry is useful for remedies for diarrhea and dysentery. It is a great relief for gastric syndrome and hyperchlorhydria (burning sensation in abdomen).
· Consuming Gooseberry powder with butter and honey before meal improves appetite. It helps in balancing Nitrogen level and thus increases weight in a healthy way.
· Especially helps in improving immune system of our body and makes our body stronger because of which our body fights efficiently with common diseases that cause much of the harm to our health as well as money (in term of medication it requires to cure them). Improving the sexual vitality in males by strengthening glands important for semen secretion. People who are suffering from low semen problem can surely take help from this herb to improve their condition, for which, they can try taking 1 to 2 tea-spoon of Amla powder in warm water daily. If in case this does not help them, it surely won't harm (wont show any side effect) like other medicines.
· Amla cleanses the mouth, strengthens the teeth.
· Insert 2-4 Amla juice drops into each nostril to cure bleeding for nose.
· Increases Hemoglobin, Red blood cell count.
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