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Emblic
Phyllanthus emblica
Emblic · Myrobalan · Amblabaum · Indian-gooseberry · Myrobolan · amla · aonla · emblic · emblic myrobalan · emblika · groseillier de Ceylan · mirobalano · myrobalan emblic · nelí · Indian Gooseberry · Amla
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Nepal, India(Santal), India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Acrid, Anemia, Anodyne, Anthrax
Science studied: AMLAIC-ACID, ASPARTIC-ACID, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Scientific name: Phyllanthus emblica
Common names: Emblic, Myrobalan, Amblabaum, Indian-gooseberry, Myrobolan, amla, aonla, emblic, emblic myrobalan, emblika, groseillier de Ceylan, mirobalano, myrobalan emblic, nelí, Indian Gooseberry, Amla
History
The source record documents this plant in Nepal, India(Santal), India, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Acrid
- Anemia
- Anodyne
- Anthrax
- Bactericide
- Candida
- Carbuncle
- Cholera
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- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Fistula
- Gonorrhea
- Gravel
- Laxative
- Pimple
- Purgative
- Rinderpest
- Sterility(Female)
- Sweetener
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tubercle
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Thirst
- Convulsion
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fungicide
- Sore
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Nepal
- India(Santal)
- India
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Acrid
- Anemia
- Anodyne
- Anthrax
- Bactericide
- Candida
- Carbuncle
- Cholera
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Fistula
- Gonorrhea
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- Gravel
- Laxative
- Pimple
- Purgative
- Rinderpest
- Sterility(Female)
- Sweetener
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tubercle
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Thirst
- Convulsion
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fungicide
- Sore
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AMLAIC-ACID
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHEBULAGINIC-ACID
- CHEBULIC-ACID
- CHLORIDE
- COPPER
- CORILAGIC-ACID
- FAT
- FIBER
- GALLIC-ACID
- GALLO-TANNIN
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- IRON
- ISOLEUCINE
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- LEUCINE
- LEUCODELPHINIDIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- SERINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- SULFUR
- TRIGALLOYL-GLUCOSE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- WATER
- ALANINE
- LYSINE
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- GLUCOSE
- HISTIDINE
- KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- PHENYLALANINE
- SILICA
- STEARIC-ACID
- THREONINE
- VALINE
- NIACIN
- BORON
- GLYCINE
- SELENIUM
- SUCROSE
- THIAMIN
- ZINC
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- METHIONINE
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CHEBULAGIC-ACID
- CHIBULINIC-ACID
- CORILAGIN
- D-FRUCTOSE
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- EMBLICOL
- GALLIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- KAEMPFEROL
- LUPEOL
- PHYLLANTIDINE
- PHYLLANTINE
- PHYLLEMBLIC-ACID
- PROTEIN
- QUERCETIN
- RUTIN
- TANNIN
- ZEATIN
- ZEATIN-NUCLEOTIDE
- ZEATIN-RIBOSIDE
- GLUCOGALLIN
- GIBBERELLIN-A-1
- GIBBERELLIN-A-4
- GIBBERELLIN-A-7
- 3-6-DI-O-GALLOYL-GLUCOSE
- MYO-INOSITOL
- CYSTINE
- D-GLUCOSE
- GIBBERELLIN-A-3
- GIBBERELLIN-A-9
- KILOCALORIES
- LUPENONE
- NITROGEN
- PECTIN
- PHYLLEMBLINIC-ACID
- POLYSACCHARIDE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- STARCH
- TERCHEBIN
- TYROSINE
- ASTRAGALIN
- ETHYL-GALLATE
- PHYLLEMBLIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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