GOOSEBERRY- HEALTH BENEFITS

Goosberry botanically known as Emblica officinalis Gaertn belongs to family Euphorbiaceace. It is also known as amla . It has been used as a valuable ingredient of various medicines in India and the Middle east from immemmorial . Shusrut , the great authority of Ayurveda considers it  the best of all acid fruits and most useful for health and in treating diseases . It is a native of India and found through out India. It is the main ingredient of chavanaprasa . Also it is one of the three ingredients in triphala , a compound in Indegenous medicine used in the treatment of headcahe , biliousness, dyspepsia, constipation, enlarged liver and ascites

It contains proteins, fat, fibre, minerals, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, nicotinic acid , more vit. C, b- carotene, vit. B1. B2, . Fruit is used for the preparation of medicines

MEDICINAL USES

Heart diseases- Goosberry is considered an effective remedy  for heart diseases . It tones up the functions of the organs of the body and builds up health by destroying harmful and disease causing elements. It also renews energy

Diabetes- Due to its high vit C content it is effective in controlling diabetes. A tablespoon of its juice , mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd juice, taken daily for two months will stimulate pancreas and enable it to secrete insulin , thus reducing the blood sugar in diabetes. Its juice mixed with curcuma longa powder also found to be very effectine for diabetes. It will also prevent eye complications in diabetic patients. Equal quantities of powdered amla , jambul fruit, and bitter gourd provide a very useful remedy for diabetes. A tablespoon of the mixture once or twice a day would be effective in checking the progress of the disease

Cholesterol- Goosberry is very efffective in controlling the cholesterol levels in blood. Take 30 ml fresh juice of amla daily controls cholesterol level in blood

Cough- The powder of amla cooked with milk and added with ghee should be taken in cough

Hiccough- Juice of amla and kapittha mixed with pipali powder and honey checks hiccough

Hoarseness of voice- In case of hoarseness of voice one shouls take amla fruits with milk

Eye diseases- Juice coming out of the mature fruit of amla staying on the plant after piercing with nail alleviates numerous diseases of eye

Semisolid extract of amla and rasanjana mixed with honey alleviates diseases of the eye

An extract is prepared by boliling leaves and fruits of amla pacifies acute conjuncivitis by filling the eye

The juice of amla with honey is useful in preserving eye sight

Fever- The juice of amla fruits fried with ghee alleviates fever

One shouls take liquid gruel processed with dry ginger and amla added with sugar and fried with ghee alleviates fever

Loss of appetite-Amla fruits are roasted on charcol fire , added with ghee, jiraka, and salt and fumigated with asafoeitida . They stimulate digestive fire

Piles- Khada- a dietary preparation, made of kasmarya and amla and taken with supernatant fatty layer of curd controls bleeding piles

Anemia-The juice of amla and sugarcane is beneficial in case of anemia

For anemia one should take the powder of amla with honey

Jaundice- The juice of grapes and amla is useful in drink and food in case of jaundice

Intrinsic haemorrhage- Amla fruit mixed with plenty of honey and sugar should be used

Fine paste of amla fried with ghee is applied on head. It cures nose bleeding instantaneously

Fainting-Ghee cooked with decoction of haritaki or juice of amla alleviates fainting

Vomiting- In vomoting cold soup of green gram mixed with amla juice should be taken

Abdominal pain- In pain caused by hyperacidity amla powder mixed with honey should be taken

Leprosy- One who takes powder of amla and neem leaves in morning regularly is freed from leprosy

Freckle-Tender fruits of amla shouls be kept in cow’s urine for a week and then pounded with goat’s milk . It is applied as paste on face

Suppression of urine- On taking 160 ml juice of amla mixed with honey one is relieved of the urinary triuble

One should take juice of amla or sugarcane mixed with honey in case of dysuria or haematuria

Excessive urination-Ripe banana fruit amal juice honey and sugar- all mixed together should be taken to control excessive urination

Diarrhea and dysentary – The dried fruit is useful in diarrhea and dysentary . A drink made from amla mixed with lemon juice and sugar candy controls acute bacillary dysentary . One tablespoon can be taking for treating the condition

Scurvey –As an extremely rich source of vit. C amla is one of the best remedies for scurvy

Powder of the fruit mixed with an equal quantity of sugar can be taken in doses of one teaspoon thrice daily with milk

Hair growth and grey hair- It is an acepted hair tonic. The fruit cut in to pieces is dried, preferably in the shade. The pieces are boiled in coconut oil till the soild matter becomes charred. This darkish oil is excellent in hair growth and in preventing greying

As a preventive measure-Healthy persons should wash his mouth , face and eyes with decoction of amla in order to prevent disorders of face and dryness of mouth

For promoting intellect- In order to promote intellect and prevent senility one should take powder sesamum and amla with honey and ghee for a month

Vigour and strength- Amla has revitalising effect as it contains an element which is very valuable in preventing aging and in maintaining strength in old age . It improves body resistance and protects the body against infection. It strengthen the heart , and different glands in the body

One should take powder of amla mixed with gold bhasma and honey . It promotes longevity

Senility in persons goes away who takes amla juice mixed with honey , sugar and ghjee keeping on wholesome diet

Those who takes amla and tila mixed with bhrngaraja regularly do not suffer from diseases and senility

As aphrodisiac-Powder of amla impregnated with juice of amla itself mixed with honey , sugar and ghee should be taken followed by in take of milk . By this even the old age is stimulated like young