- Botanical name : Phyllanthus emblica Linn.
- Family : Euphorbiaceae
- Malayalam : Nellimaram
- Tamil : Nelli
- English : Indian goose berry
- Habit : Deciduous middle sized tree
- Useful part : Fruit
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Amlapradhana, madhura, thikta, katu, kashaya
- Guna : Ruksha, Laghu, Sara
- Veerya : Seetha
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Vatapittakapha hara
- Indications : Rasayana, Prameha, Kesha vikaraPanduroga
- Dose : Phala churna(3 -10g), swarasa(10-20ml), kashaya(30-100 ml)
- Formulations : Chyavanaprasam, Amalaki rasayana
