| Botanic Name | Phyllanthus emblica |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| English Name | Indian gooseberry |
| Malayalam Name | Nelli |
| Hindi Name | Amla |
| Sanskrit Name | Dhatri |
| Habit | Tree |
| Description | Medium trees. Leaves simple, alternate. Flowers unisexual, greenish-yellow, densely clustered in leaf axils. Fruit a capsule, subglobose, dehiscing into 6 cocci, disc enlarged, fleshy, yellowish-green, indehiscent berry. |
| Distribution | Throughout the tropics |
| Habitat | Dry and Moist deciduous forests, also cultivated in the plains |
| Flowering & Fruiting | Dry and Moist deciduous forests, also cultivated in the plains |
| System of medicine | Ayurveda, Folk, Siddha and Unani |
| Parts Used | Ayurveda, Folk, Siddha and Unani |
| Properties & uses: | Rejuvenative, diuretic, anti-pyretic, digestive and carminative |