As a child perhaps your imagination was also swayed by tales where enhancing trees and fruits gave superhuman powers to the pure and heroic at heart. Fiction and our wildest dreams are more true than reality, and nowhere is this better seen than in Ayurveda. When it comes to the kingdom of plants, the Amla berry tree fulfills that promise. Officially classified as Indian Gooseberry tree, (Phyllanthus emblica or Emblica officinalis), the Amla or Amalaki plant is a deciduous tree of the Phyllanthaceae family. It is small to medium size with spreading branches. It is a very generous tree, as no part of the Amla plant goes to waste! The fruit, seeds, leaves, root, bark, and flowers are all beneficial and are used in different preparations and carry all kinds of different healing properties. But what really makes up Amla’s balancing power? What is it in this berry that defies our common expectations?
The ancient rishi-s, or enlightened seers of India who cognized the universe and lay down Vedic knowledge, explaining every aspect of it on a cosmic as well as minute level, also taught us that in order for us to be happy with healthy bodies, we need to maintain a daily diet that contains six different tastes. According to them, all the food items, whether natural or prepared, that have existed or will exist, are made up of 3 three primary elements that make-up our universe, Soma, Agni, and Marut. When these 3 primal cosmic element come together in different proportions, they create 6 tastes, which are:
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