Amla Farming

Amla is commonly known as an Indian gooseberry or Nelli. It is known for its high medicinal properties. Its fruits are used for preparing various drugs. Drugs prepared from amla used for treatment of anemia, sores, diarrhea, toothache, and fever. Fruits are the rich source of Vitamin-C. The green fruits of amla are also used in making pickles. Many products such as shampoo, hair oil, dye, tooth powder and face creams are made from amla. It is a branching tree with average height of 8-18 m with glabrous branches. Flowers are greenish-yellow in color and are of two type’s i.e. male flower and female flower. Fruits are pale-yellow in color and are 1.3-1.6 cm in diameter. Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh are major amla growing states in India.


Its fruits are a rich source of vitamin ‘C’. Aonla, fruit is highly valued among indigenous medicines. It is acrid, cooling effect, diuretic, and laxative. Dried fruits have been reported to be useful in hemorrhages, diarrhea, dysentery, anemia, jaundice, dyspepsia and cough. Trifia and Chavanprash are well known indigenous medicines in the Ayurvedic system using amla. Besides fruits, leaves, bark, and even seeds are being used for various purposes.