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What are different health benefits of Amla or Indian Gooseberry?

The Amla or Indian gooseberry tree is a small or medium sized deciduous tree. The tree bears pale green flowers, fleshy round fruits that are pale green to yellowish in colour. The fruit has a hard seed in the center. Amla is one of the prestigious herbs that prevent aging and promote longevity.

Properties of Amla or Indian Gooseberry

- Amla is the most abundant source of Vitamin C.
- Amla is a natural antioxidant.
- Amla also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, amino acids, tannin, phosphorus, polyphenolic compounds, fixed oil, lipids and other essential oils.
- Amla root bark is an astringent.
- The fruits are sour, astringent, cooling, ophthalmic, carminative, digestive, laxative, aphrodisiac, diuretic and antipyretic in nature.
- Amla is an effective cerebral, heart and gastrointestinal tonic.

Health Benefits of Amla or Indian Gooseberry

- It enriches hair growth and hair pigmentation.
- Taking Gooseberry juice with honey is good for improving eyesight.
- Amla strengthens heart muscles.
- Amla is a fruit that enhances food absorption and thus helps you get the most out of the food you eat. It helps in digestion.
- Amla also helps boost protein metabolism, so if you exercise and work out regularly you will benefit greatly from regular amla intake.
- Amla helps strengthen the liver, and rid the body of these toxins
- Amla purifies blood.
- Amla is useful in controlling blood sugar.
- Amla power improves immunity.
- Amla increases red blood cell production.
- Amla helps in the treatment of constipation, anemia, fever, indigestion, insomnia, liver disorder, respiratory problems, sun burns, sun strokes, urinary problems.
- Amla due to its antioxidant property, helps in scavenging the free radicals from the blood along with lowering the oxidation rate of the bad LDL cholesterol.
- Amla is a cool fruit and is used to treat sunstrokes.
- Amla is helpful in conditions like inflammation, degenerative renal disease, cancer and diabetes.
- Amla helps in controlling blood pressure.
- Amla treats white spots on the nails.

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Non-Essential Amino Acids – Ornithine, Proline, Taurine, Tyrosine

Ornithine is a non essential amino acid. It is an important constituent of the urea cycle. It is also the precursor of other amino acids such as citrulline, glutamic acid, and proline. It enhances the functioning of the liver and is used to treat hepatic coma. The immune system is simulated improving the immunity to bacteria, viruses, and tumors but still there is no proven ability.

Proline is a non essential amino acid is one of the main components of collagen, the cementing substance that binds and supports the cells. Its effectiveness is enhanced when combined with vitamin C.

Taurine is a non essential amino acid that is manufactured in the body and is present in animal protein. Its synthesis occurs in the human body with the help of amino acids methionine, cysteine, and vitamin B6. Women seem to require a higher dietary intake of taurine since the female hormone estradiol suppresses the formation of taurine in the liver. It plays a role as a neurotransmitter. It also maintains the correct composition of bile and the solubility of cholesterol. Taurine also protects the heart muscle when there is calcium and potassium loss from the body. Heart disorders, physical or emotional stress, metabolic disorders, high alcohol consumption and zinc deficiency are factors that result in high levels of taurine being excreted in the urine.

Tyrosine is a non essential amino acid and is popularly called the anti-stress amino acid. It is derived from phenylalanine, an essential amino acid. It is an essential component of the thyroid hormone. Tyrosine provides raw material from which the body makes the hormones thyroxine and adrenaline. The pigment of the skin and hair, melanin is also derived from tyrosine. Deficiency of tyrosine can lead to low body temperature, low blood pressure and a restless feeling in the legs. It is also beneficial in the treatment of depression. The main sources are rice, leafy vegetables, curd, cheese and milk.

Gama Aminobutyric Acid(GABA), Glutamine and Glutamic Acid, Glutathione, Glycine

Gama Aminobutyric Acid(GABA)
It is a non essential amino acid derived from glutamic acid. It regulates the transmission of chemical impulses in the central nervous system and is, therefore, essential for brain metabolism. It is used in the treatment of epilepsy and hypertension, it induces calmness and tranquility. It is useful in reducing problems related to an enlarged prostate, by stimulating the release of the hormone prolactin from the pituitary gland.

Glutamine and Glutamic Acid
Glutamine is a non-essential amino acid. Glutamine is synthesized in certain tissues for use in others. Glutamic acid can be synthesized from a number of amino acids. Glutamine along with glucose, is a fuel for the brain cells. The second function of glutamine is to act as a detoxifier of ammonia from the brain. As it picks up ammonia, glutamic acid is reconverted to its original form of glutamine. It also plays an important role in the metabolism of ammonia. It plays a protective role in the body’s relationship with alcohol.
Glutamine deficiencies result in brain damage or dullness of brain due to excess ammonia.

Glutathione
It is a naturally occurring tripeptide consisting of three amino acids – cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine. It is of great use in the prevention and treatment of many de-generative diseases. It accomplishes this by preventing and slowing down the activity of free radicals which suppress the body’s natural immunity and hasten the ageing process. Liver damage caused by excessive intake of alcohol is also prevented by glutathione.

Glycine
It is another non essential amino acid which is a major constituent of the liver-detoxifying compound glutathione, along with cysteine and glutamic acid. It has been found in research that
glycine enhances the secretion of acid in the stomach.