आमला आमला

🌱 About the plant

Feathery-leaved and drought-hardy; one grafted tree feeds a household through winter.

Growing it

Buy a grafted plant; seedlings take a decade to fruit.

What it is for

Amla murabba, juice, hair oil; leaf litter feeds the soil.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

पानी

Fortnightly once established

मौसम

Jun–Aug

Grows in

Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

8–15 m, 3 m grafted

First harvest

Fruit from year four grafted

Buy a grafted plant; seedlings take a decade to fruit.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Amla murabba, juice, hair oil; leaf litter feeds the soil.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India