AMALAKI for Summer

AMALAKI! Herbs are our allies. Think of them like foods but with concentrated qualities. I’ll be posting a series this week on some of Ayurveda’s pharmacopeia favorites, their classifications, and how they work.

You can get the full idea, and recipes, by checking out the section in The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care on Anupama and the directory of medicinal substances

Link: https://www.kateodonnell.yoga/ayurveda-book

Amalaki is a powerful rejuvenating pack with Vitamin C. It is the main ingredient in Chywanprash, a Rasayana found in most Indian homes, and in Triphala, a common digestive compound. This powder made of dried amla fruit is said to enhance and preserve life and can be used by all ages. It tastes very sour but has a sweet after-effect, a rare and prized combination.

Botanical name: Emblica officinalis
AKA: Indian Gooseberry, amla
Parts used: fruit
Rasa: sour, bitter, astringent, sweet, salty
Virya: cooling
Vipaka: sweet
Qualities: light
Rtucharya: summer, fall
Actions: nourishes all seven tissues, purifies blood, relieves acid indigestion