Emblica Officinalis, Amla powder, is tan, with an acidic astringent smell like a combination of raw cranberries and oak tree bark.
The paste makes hair glossy and silky, enhances waves and curl, and leaves a clean, healthy scalp.
When you scrub your face with the paste, your skin feels firm and tight.
For medicinal purposes, dried and fresh fruits of the plant are used. All parts of the plant are used in various Ayurvedic herbal preparations, including the fruit, seed, leaves, root, bark and flowers. According to Ayurveda, amla fruit is sour (amla) and astringent (kashaya) in taste (rasa), with sweet (madhura), bitter (tikta) and pungent (katu) secondary tastes (anurasas) . Its qualities (gunas) are light (laghu) and dry (ruksha), the post-digestive effect (vipaka) is sweet (madhura), and its energy (virya) is cooling (shita) According to Ayurveda, Amla is specific to pitta due to its sweet taste and cooling energy. However, amla is thought to balance vata by virtue of its sour taste, and kapha due to its astringent taste and drying action . It may be used as a rasayana (rejuvenative]] to promote longevity, and traditionally to enhance digestion (dipanapachana), treat constipation (anuloma), reduce fever (jvaraghna), purify the blood (raktaprasadana), reduce cough (kasahara), alleviate asthma (svasahara), strengthen the heart (hrdaya), benefit the eyes (chakshushya), stimulate hair growth (romasanjana), enliven the body (jivaniya), and enhance intellect (medhya)
Can be used to make pickes or in food
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Amla powder is made from the powdered dried fruit of the Indian Gooseberry tree. Since ancient times this fruit has been used for various purpose. It is used in tanning and dying wool and silk and in Ayurveda & Herbal medicine.
Amla is used on hair to slow or prevent hair loss, increase thickness and slow graying. It also leaves hair soft, silky and shiny.
As a facial, it can tighten and tone the skin and balance redness. Amla is a wonderful exfoliate as it has natural astringent properties which help to remove dead skin cells without the chemicals of commercial products.
Pour all of the Amla powder into a deep bowl. Slowly add the olive oil and mix with a fork or whisk until it makes a stiff paste. Add all of the conditioner, mix until all ingredients are blended. Leave this mixture for 10 - 15 minutes
Apply & massage into your scalp. Make sure mixture on hair covers all hair. Cover your hair with shower cap & leave it for 30- 60 minutes.
Wash with herbal amla Shikaki Shampoo..(avoid Chemical Shampoo) as that chemicals in it might nullify the effects or may harm your hair.
Rinse with Warm Water till all Amla is washed off this might take some time. Now Dry your hair to see the difference. In some cases the result might not be visible instantly.
Apply once or twice a week.