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Gooseberry (Amla or Emblic) Murabba

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According to Ayurveda, amla balances all three doshas. While amla is unusual in that it contains five out of the six tastes recognized by Ayurveda, it is most important to recognize the effects of the "virya", or potency, and "vipaka", or post-digestive effect. Considered in this light, amla is particularly helpful in reducing   pitta   because of its cooling energy.   It also balances both Pitta and   vata   by virtue of its sweet taste. The   kapha   is balanced primarily due to its 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). In Ayurvedic polyherbal formul

Emblic pickle prepration

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This video helps to you how to prepare emblic (Indian gooseberries) pickle  According to Ayurveda, amla balances all three doshas. While amla is unusual in that it contains five out of the six tastes recognized by Ayurveda, it is most important to recognize the effects of the "virya", or potency, and "vipaka", or post-digestive effect. Considered in this light, amla is particularly helpful in reducing   pitta   because of its cooling energy.   It also balances both Pitta and   vata   by virtue of its sweet taste. The   kapha   is balanced primarily due to its 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