There are two types of amla. The differentiation is done as per the size of the fruit. Amla is very medicinal and an important part of Ayurveda.

The taste is a combination of all types of tastes. It is sweet as well as bitter; it is sour and is used in making a lot of drinks for digestion. It is cool for the body and skin.

Amla is used in various products used to improve quality of hair. It is used in washing hair, which becomes soft and silky. Amla is used to treat dandruff in hair. It reduces the growth of dandruff and helps improve scalp moisture.

Amla is dried and made into powder and used in a lot of products which are used a facial mask to improve skin. Skin starts to glow after using amla products on it. In the early forties when the first signs of aging start to show, products made of amla should be used on skin. This will reduce the fine ageing lines and delay the aging process.

Amla is eaten by those people who have problems in feeling hungry. Amla brings taste in the mouth and helps in digesting heavy food as well. Amla when eaten raw increases the digestive powers of the stomach and acts as an appetiser as well.

Amla increase strength in the muscles and helps keeping one fit. Eye doctors recommend that for good eye health amla should be soaked in water overnight and the water should be used to clean eyes in the morning. Greying of hair or early balding can also be reduced by using amla powder to wash hair. Amla is also used as a medicine when a person has common cold or cough.

All these signs of aging can be eliminated using amla. Any form of amla is useful, may it be the raw fruit just plucked from the tree or the fruit boiled in water and made into pulp. Eat amla and stay young.