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em·blic

(ĕm′blĭk)
[New Latin emblica, from Arabic, of Middle Iranian origin; akin to Persian amīla, ultimately from Sanskrit āmalakaḥ; see amalaka.]
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emblic

(ˈɛmblɪk)
n
1. (Plants) a deciduous tree, Phyllanthus emblica, found in eastern India and belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, used for tanning
2. (Plants) the edible fruit of the Phyllanthus emblica
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English: Emblic, Emblic myrobalan, Malacca tree, Indian gooseberry 16 Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp., Fabaceae Orhor syn.
Ethnomedicinal plants for treatment of jaundice by the folk and tribal medicinal practitioners of several districts in Bangladesh and review of their scientifically reported hepatoprotective activity
Do pit nary a fayr Antipodean!] "American" falls somewhere between the two camps, being barely palindromizable, but only, it seems, in association with at least two of the following: (1) Saranac Lake, New York; (2) an ara, or screw pine; (3) ah arastra, a crude drag-stone mill for crushing ore; (4) an almanac; (5) an amla or emblic, an East Indian tree used in tanning; (6) the fruit of this tree, often called Indian gooseberry:
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(15.) Two of which are powdered brag-zhun (an exude of stone, mineral pitch) added to a boiled mixture of tig-ta (Swertia Chirayata Roxby Indian gentian) and ba-sha-ka (Adhatoda rasica Nee, Malabar nut tree), and pri-yang-ku (Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl or Dracocephalium tanguticium Maxim), Kashmiri saffron, Nepalese saffron added to a boiled mixture of a-ru-ra (Terminalia Chebula Retz-Chebulic myroba-lan) and skyu-ru-ra (emblic myrobalan).
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Emblic myrobalan Tannin content 28% in fruit, 21% in
Trees and their economic importance
(English names: Indian Goosbery, Emblic Myrobalan; Sanskrit names: Amalaki, Dhatriphala; Hindi names: Amla, Aovla), used traditionally in Ayurvedic medicine.
Antitussive activity of the fruit extract of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (Euphorbiaceae)
Accordingly, the translation "beleric and yellow [myrobalan ...]" should be corrected to "beleric and emblic [myrobalan ...]."
On editing medical fragments from the Cairo Geniza
Chemical analysis of the emblic (Phyllanthus emblica L.) and its potential as a food source.
A survey of medicinal plants in two areas of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh including plants which can be used as functional foods
The fruit Emblica officinalis Gaertn., syn: Phyllanthus emblica (Euphorbiaceae), Emblic myrobalan locally known as Amla or Amlaj is one of the important herbal drugs used in Unani (Graeco-Arab) and Ayurvedic systems of medicine.
Gastroprotective effects of 'Amla' Emblica officinalis on in vivo test models in rats

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