Amla: An Ayurvedic Anti-Aging Superfood
Amla is Hindi for Indian Gooseberry, or Phyllanthus emblica. It is used in recipes for chutneys, soups, and traditional Indian dishes like rasam and murabba. It is sour and tangy, and a little bittersweet. It also carries astonishing health benefits, and is used as an anti-aging nutritional supplement.
To its roles a flavoring for food and a supplement, Amla can add spiritual significance: Hindus believe that Vishnu exists in the tree, and Sanskrit Buddhists see the fruit as a symbol of the connection between the divine and the secular worlds.
Amla, or Indian gooseberry, is the fruit of a small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to India. The berries are greenish yellow with a fibrous inner texture. Harvested in autumn by hand, they have a sour, bitter, and astringent taste.
