Ayurveda & Asana Yoga icon Ayurveda & Asana Yoga Download on App Store

Ayurvedic Dravya · Medicinal · — kcal / 100g

Dried amla Amalaki (shushka)

Foremost rasayana — sour taste yet cooling and pitta-pacifying, an exception to rasa rules; contains five tastes (all but salty) and rejuvenates all tissues.

Check Dried amla Against Your Prakriti & Daily Macros Log 704 Ayurvedic ingredients and 1,511 recipes with Six Tastes + verified USDA nutrition on iPhone & iPad.
Download on the App Store
Dried amla — Ayurvedic Medicinal & USDA Nutrition

Dried amla — Rasa: Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Pungent, Astringent · Virya: Cooling · Vipaka: Sweet · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Pacifies (-1) Pitta: Pacifies (-1) Kapha: Pacifies (-1)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Pungent, Astringent
Vīrya (Potency)
Cooling
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Sweet
Guṇas (Qualities)
Light, Dry
Digestibility & Agni
4/5 · Agni 1
Seasons & Timing
Vasanta, Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemanta, Shishira · Morning

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

Foremost rasayana — sour taste yet cooling and pitta-pacifying, an exception to rasa rules; contains five tastes (all but salty) and rejuvenates all tissues.

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Powder stirred into warm water on an empty stomach, or rehydrated; the classical base of chyawanprash.

Classical Provenance: Charaka Samhita (rasayana chapters); Bhavaprakasha Nighantu.

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • with honey for kapha
  • with ghee for pitta
  • as part of triphala or chyawanprash

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

  • Contraindication: acute diarrhea
  • Contraindication: very low agni without warming spices

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Dried amla

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1 tsp (3g):

iOS App for iPhone & iPad

Practice with 908 illustrated postures, custom prāṇāyāma timers & dosha meal plans

Combine classical Vata, Pitta, and Kapha balance, Six Tastes (Shad Rasa), and seasonal Ritucharya routines with verified USDA calorie, macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral tracking.

Download on the App Store Compare with Cal AI, MyFitnessPal & Yoga Apps

Related Medicinal Ingredients

Dried hibiscusMedicinal · Cooling

Dried hibiscus

Classical japa is the hair-and-pitta flower — cooling to the blood and scalp; as a tart infusion it cools the system in

Jamun seed powderMedicinal · Cooling

Jamun seed powder

The traditional madhumeha (diabetes) powder — jambu seed's astringency is credited with steadying sugar and binding loos

Kalmegh (andrographis)Medicinal · Cooling

Kalmegh (andrographis)

The king of bitters — liver protector and immune support at the first sign of seasonal fevers and colds.

Mucuna seedMedicinal · Heating

Mucuna seed

Vrishya and nervine tonic — the classical source of natural levodopa; grounds vata deeply when properly processed.

Vetiver rootMedicinal · Cooling

Vetiver root

Ushira turns a pot of water into a summer medicine — the classical dahaprashamana root steeped in drinking water to quel

Moringa leaf powderMedicinal · Heating

Moringa leaf powder

Concentrated shigru leaf — kindles agni, scrapes kapha and ama, and delivers dense micronutrition in small doses.