Once the whole earth was submerged in the water. During this Lord Brahma also got immersed in the water who was in meditation of Parbrahma, the almighty Vishnu at that time. Seeing Lord Brahma swamped in water without breaking the deep prayers, Lord Vishnu went so overwhelmed with emotions that tears started rolling down his eyes which fell on the earth. With these pious tears a tree germinated.
Can you guess which tree is this? Yes, Amla or Indian Gooseberry.
The Amla tree is also known as ADIROHA (the pre-eminent tree) since it was the first tree to manifest itself on the earth.
I For Indian Gooseberry
Despite the deep religious significance, Amla is indeed a superfood. Eating the Amla fruit is very beneficial for the body. In our Indian kitchens, Amla Chutney and Amla pickle are very common. Not sure about the whole India, but at least in North India, Amla Murabba is no less than a sweet delicacy. Amla Murabba is basically a simple preparation of Amla fruit and sugar. But as Amla comes with plenty of health benefit, the Amla Murabba is considered as great health tonic which can keep you healthy with satisfying your sweet tooth.
Benefits of Indian Gooseberry as per Ayurveda
Being a multi-purpose food, Amla provides a number of benefits with its antioxidant, skin enhancing, hair enriching, and a number of other great benefits for everyone. Because of its extensive nutritional benefits and medicinal properties, Amla is one of the three ingredients that make very famous and propitious Ayurvedic formulation "Triphala". Ayurveda suggests Triphala as a remedy for a number of health issues.
Scientifically, the health benefits of Amla are quite a lot linked to its high vitamin C contents. Though the super fruit also contains many other minerals and vitamins including calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, and vitamin B complex. Amla enhances the ability of food digestion and absorption of its nutrients. It also nourishes the brain and mental functioning along with adding a lot to our heart health. Not just this, Amla fruit also acts as a body coolant. Consumption of Amla flushes out toxins, increases vitality, helps in vision care and improves muscle tone significantly. Amla is one of the best known and most effective antioxidants. Beside, other benefits of Amla are:
- Promotes Liver Health
- Reduces Cholesterol Levels
- Has Anti-Cancer Properties
- Controls Blood Sugar
- Prevents Constipation
- Decreases Inflammation
- Keeps Hair and Skin Healthy
- Enhances Digestive Health
- Supports Cognitive Function
- Regulates elimination of free radicals
- Helps the urinary system
- Has Anti Aging proerties
Dadi Maa Ka Nuskha
Dilute Amla juice in half a cup of water and gargle. It is one of the best remedies for mouth ulcer.
How to buyAmla fruit is available easily in your vegetable market and in food stores. You can also grab dry Amla powder and Amla juice for everyday consumption. Triphla is another Amla formulation that is up for grabs in all Ayurvedic stores. Although every form of Amla (powder/pickle/chutney/toffees/juice etc) is super healthful, I prefer fresh Amla.
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Wow! anti-ageing properties. I could do with some means of anti-ageing indeed. In south too we do make Murabba but out of ginger. But Amla is very popular in south India too. We make achar from it. And in fact you know many people say it is healthy t eat Amla raw. When I was a young kid I used to travel often by the GT express from Delhi to Chennai the erstwhile Madras and we always used to go past a junction called Amla in MP. So your article in addition to telling me about the worthiness of Amla also brings back some wonderful memories of train journeys.
ReplyDeleteAmla sure has a lot of useful properties. We make pickles out of it and its juice is the best suited for our health. Loved the informative post.
ReplyDeletethis is a must in our home shipra. hubby eats this early morning. I make it a pickle every week. somehow amla goes into the tummy. I have made raita with this and it goes well off with south indian gravies. anti ageing and long life = amla!
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