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Amla

Indian gooseberry

Amla is also known as Indian gooseberry and is familiar in Ayurvedic food and herbal traditions.

Pale green ribbed amla fruits, one cut open, on pale limestone.
Amla, also called Indian gooseberry. A fruit extract is not the same as eating the fresh fruit.

The plant

Our tincture listing identifies organic amla berries and organic alcohol.

How it is prepared

A fruit extract is not nutritionally identical to eating the fresh fruit, and the name alone does not tell you the amount of a particular vitamin in a serving.

Further reading

The essence of herbal tinctures

For complete ingredients, allergens, suitability and directions, read the current product label. A guide to one ingredient does not describe every possible effect of the finished preparation.

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