Amla And Its Multiple Benefits

Amla or gooseberry is one of the distinctive plants of age old Indian tradition. The greenish round fruit of amla is a multipurpose plant and its usage includes from beautifying to cooking to healthcare preparations.

Beauty benefits of amla are directly related with hair care. A prepared paste of amla with water, kept over and applied on hair prevents pre-ageing of the hair and provides black texture to them. It also works as a natural cleanser as well as conditioner for hair when used with shikakai and ritha.

The hair best is oiled for at least 2 hours if you are using amla alone as paste. Regular washing of hair with amla keeps head cool during winters and improves circulation as well. It is also available in form of oil for hair massage. Basically, it works as a hair rejuvenator.

Coming to cooking, Amla, with its bitter flavor it is used in some special Indian dishes, like white peas. There are tremendous health benefits of amla. one tsp of powder taken daily, empty stomach, in morning will improve your eye sight.

Amla is a rich source of vitamin C and will provide a boost to your immune system, much needed on daily basis. It is a powerful anti-diabetic fruit. All you need to do is to take equal quantities of jamun,
bitter gourd and amla and make a mixture.

Taking this two to three times daily will bring down your unwanted sugar levels. Amla is also effective against raised cholesterol levels in body. If you are not diabetic, prepare mixture of dry amla powder with sugar. Consume this preparation every day, empty stomach. Besides this, the fruit is a great liver tonic.

It even enhances memory power, hence used in various brain tonics in ayurvedic. Amla also helps support healthy lungs, fertility and heart.