Amalaki - Ancient Fruit Holds Promise For Modern Healing

Amalaki, (Emblica officinalis) is a Fruit grown at thecompounds that have multiple health benefits.
base of the Himalayan Mountains in India. It is alsoThese herbal remedies are now called Adaptagens
known by the Hindi name Amla. The fruit is greenIf there is a health concern an adaptagen will
in color and sized between a grape and a golf ball.address it. Many Adaptagens have a history in
Unknown in the west, the fruit has a historicalAyurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Some
place of honor in the ancient Indian healing systemAdaptagens with scientific research are:
known as Ayurveda.Cordeceps, Holy Basil, Ginseng, Licorice, Maca,
Ayurveda, describes this fruit as very importantReshi, and Rhodiola.
for cell revitalization, immune system function andAdaptagen research gained great momentum in
overall vitality. The fruit tree is revered in IndiaRussia during the cold war era. Adaptagens are
and considered sacred in Hinduism. Modernplant compounds from a single plant that effect
research methods are revealing that ancientwhole body systems. Herbalists in the past called
knowledge and traditions regarding Amalaki have athem "Tonics". Since 1968 Adaptagen research
basis in fact.has found various spectrums of phytonutrients
Research studies available from the Nationalthat flood the body and produce the results that
Institute of Health indicate the fruit has an effectmake Amalaki such a standout in Ayurvedic
on: Reduction in Oxidation, Free Radical Scavaging,Medicine.
Anti-Aging, AntiBacterial, Cholesterol, DiabeticFor more Scientific regarding health claims the
Cataracts, Memory Enhancement, Liver Health,National Center for Biotechnology Information has
AntiPyretic and Analgesic Effects.a site The site is a service of the National Library
How can a single fruit effect so many differentof Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
parts of our health? The answer may be in the(Search "amla' or "Embicla officinalis")
unique phytochemical signature of this amazingAmalaki, a simple fruit from India now has
fruit. Ancient herbalists might say "it's good formodern research that supports an ancient history
everything." Science now has a term for the plantof healing.