Phyllanthus emblica, Nelli, Indian gooseberry, നെല്ലി

Family: Phyllanthaceae
Vernacular names: Nelli, നെല്ലി (Malayalam), Indian gooseberry (English), Dhatri (Sanskrit), Amla (Hindi), Nelli (Tamil)
Distribution: Throughout the tropics
Description: Medium trees. Leaves simple, alternate. Flowers unisexual, greenish-yellow, densely clustered in leaf axils. Fruit a capsule, sub globose, dehiscing into 6 cocci, disc enlarged, fleshy, yellowish-green, indehiscent berry.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also cultivated in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: July-February

Parts used: Root, bark, leaves and fruit
Properties & Uses: Rejuvenative, diuretic, anti-pyretic, digestive and carminative. The bark is used for the treatment of jaundice, gonorrhea, diarrhea and myalgia. The leaves are used in inflammation, conjunctivitis, diarrhea and dysentery. The fruits are used in cough, asthma, bronchitis, constipation, peptic ulcer, diarrhea, dysentery, cardiac disorders, diabetes, eye diseases, tuberculosis and general debility.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani,
Traditional Uses:Fresh fruits are eaten for body rejuvenation.
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