Details of Plants:Emblica officinalis.

Plant details

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Phytochemicals

Calcium
Fixed Oil
Iron
Pectin
Phyllembin
Tannins
Vitamin C
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Mizoram
Nagaland
Vernacular Name

Mizoram: Sinhlu
Nagaland: lozu (Ao)
Arunachal Pradesh: Phatmak
Manipur: Heikru
Ailments cured

Abdominal pain
Bronchitis
Constipation
Dysentery
Piles
Throat infections
Plant parts used and methods

Bark: Taken orally
Fruit: Taken orally
Plant References

Shankar.R; et al. Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Mizoram, World Journal of Science and Technology, 2(12):42-45, 2012.

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Meetei. S. Y; Singh. P. K; Survey for Medicinal Plants of Thoubal District, Manipur. Flora and Fauna 13 (2) 355-358, 2007.

Kichu, M; et al. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 166, 5-17, 2015.

Phytochemical References

Perme, N; et al., Medicinal plants in traditional use at Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Phytopharmacy 5.5: 86-98, 2015.