Flavor: Wikipedia page on amla explains: "According to Ayurveda, amla fruit is sour (amla) and astringent (kashaya) in taste (rasa), with sweet (madhura), bitter (tikta) and pungent (katu) secondary tastes (anurasas)."
Gooseberries (article by Dr Greger) explains that 'amla' — the indigenous name for goosberries — is a key medicinal plant in Ayurveda; also used in traditional Chinese and Thai medicine.
Articles by Dr Greger:
Videos by Dr Greger:
(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Are the apparently amazing benefits of amla — dried Indian gooseberries — too good to be true?"
(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood thinners aspirin and Plavix."
(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What to eat and what to avoid to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a)."
(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "For a dollar a month, Indian gooseberry (amla) powder may work as well as a leading diabetes drug — without the side effects."
(1 min) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Indian gooseberries (amla) block breast cancer cell growth and metastasis potential in vitro."
(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Indian gooseberries (amla), an important plant in Ayurvedic medicine, may have anticancer properties, as well as cough-, fever-, pain-, stress-, and diarrhea-suppressing effects."
(2 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The antioxidant power of American breakfast fare is compared to a smoothie that contains berries, white tea leaves, and Indian gooseberry (amla) powder."
(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Some herbs and spices — including cinnamon, cloves, lemon balm, marjoram, oregano, and peppermint — are so rich in antioxidants that just a small pinch can go a long way."
(2 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "There are some dried fruits even more antioxidant-packed than goji berries."
(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods."
(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What to avoid and what to eat to help with dyspepsia."