How it all began: History and Traditional Uses:
What and where:
1. Dharmananda, S. Emblic Myrobalans: Amla, key herb of Ayurvedic medicine. (2003)
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm
2. Ihantola-Vormisto, A., Summanen, J., Kankaanranta, H., Vuorela, H., Asmawi, Z.M., Moilanen, E. Anti-inflammatory activity of extracts from leaves of Phyllanthus emblica. Planta Med. 63 (6), 518-524 (1997).
When and why:
3. Krishnaveni, M., Mirunalini, S. Therapeutic potential of Phyllanthus emblica (amla): the ayurvedic wonder. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 21 (1), 93-105 (2010).
4. Dharmananda, S. Emblic Myrobalans: Amla, key herb of Ayurvedic medicine. (2003)
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm
5. Unander, D.W., Webster, G.L., Blumberg, B.S. Records of usage or assays in Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae). I. Subgenera Isocladus, Kirganelia, Cicca and Emblica. J Ethnopharmacol. 30 (3), 233-264 (1990).
Figures:
(i) Wild Amla Tree. Pravin Panjaje. Flickr. 2009. http://www.flickr.com/photos/praveen76/4106659320/
(ii) Chayavanprash. astro nutrition. <http://astronutrition.com/chyavanprash-total-rejuvenation.html>
(v) Amla Pickle. <http://bombaybazar.ie/images/amla.jpg>
What’s in it? Active Components and Preparation:
The culprits:
6. Dweck, A.C., Mitchell, D. Emblica officinalis [Syn: Phyllanthus Emblica] or Amla: the Ayurvedic wonder.
7. Dharmananda, S. Emblic Myrobalans: Amla, key herb of Ayurvedic medicine. (2003)
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm
Individual or team work?
8. Dharmananda, S. Emblic Myrobalans: Amla, key herb of Ayurvedic medicine. (2003)
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/amla.htm
9. Kumaran, A., Karunakaran, R.J. Nitric oxide radical scavenging active components from Phyllanthus emblica L. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 61 (1), 1-5 (2006).
Figures:
(vi) Vitamin C. http://www.getbalance.co.nz/media/article-images/vitamin-c.jpg
(vii) Dweck, A.C., Mitchell, D. Emblica officinalis [Syn: Phyllanthus Emblica] or Amla: the Ayurvedic wonder.
(viii) Amla juice. <http://www.pachakam.com/CGI-BIN/blog/uploaded_images/HPIM1726-778855.JPG>
Today is a gift, That is why t’s called the present: Current Uses and what the Science Says:
10. Ishtiaq, M., Hanif, W., Khan, M.A., Ashraf, M., Butt, A.M. An ethnomedicinal survey and documentation of important medicinal folklore food phytonims of flora of Samahni valley, (Azad Kashmir) Pakistan. Pak J Biol Sci. 10 (13), 2241-2256 (2007).
11. Sultana, S., Ahmed, S., Jahangir, T. Emblica officinalis and hepatocarcinogenesis: a chemopreventive study in Wistar rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 118 (1), 1-6 (2008).
Amla versus diabetic cataract
12. Suryanarayana, P., Saraswat, M., Petrash, J.M., Reddy, G.B. Emblica officinalis and its enriched tannoids delay streptozotocin-induced diabetic cataract in rats. Mol Vis. 13, 1291-1297 (2007).
Time heals all wounds. If it doesn’t, don’t worry. Amla will.
13. Sumitra M, Manikandan P, Gayathri VS, Mahendran P, Suguna L. Emblica officinalis exerts wound healing action through up-regulation of collagen and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2). Wound Repair Regen. 17 (1), 99-107 (2009).
Figures:
(ix) Passed on from generation to generation. Bruno Ben Moubamba (2009). <http://moubamba.com/pour-un-dialogue-politique-intergenerationnel/)
(xi) Wound healing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cataract_in_human_eye.png
Too good to be true? Adverse Effects/Cautions/Cross Drug/Herb Interactions:
14. Galati, G., O'Brien, P.J. Potential toxicity of flavonoids and other dietary phenolics: significance for their chemopreventive and anticancer properties. Free Radic Biol Med. 37 (3):287-303 (2004).
Figures:
(xii) Galati, G., O'Brien, P.J. Potential toxicity of flavonoids and other dietary phenolics: significance for their chemopreventive and anticancer properties. Free Radic Biol Med. 37 (3):287-303 (2004).
Figure Source for main heading on homepage:
(xiii) <http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/407630345_2419622b6d_o.jpg>
