INDIAN GOOSEBERRY Emblica officinalis is arguably the most important medicinal plant in the Indian traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda. The fruit also known as Indian gooseberry or Amla, has been an herbal component of Thai traditional recipes believed to slow down the aging process and also used to treat many ailments such as common cold and fever, as diuretic, laxative, liver tonic, refrigerant, stomachic, restorative, alterative, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, hair tonic...etc.