The Indian gooseberry is one of the precious gifts of nature to man. Indian gooseberry popularly known as Amla is mainly found in India. The fruit is rich in Vitamin C and is considered as the best source of Vitamin C. All the parts of the amla plant are used for preparing Ayurvedic medicine including the fruit, seed, leaves, root, bark and flowers.
According to Ayurveda, amla fruit is sour and astringent in taste, with sweet, bitter and pungent secondary tastes. It may be used as a rasayana to promote longevity, and traditionally to enhance digestion, treat constipation, reduce fever, purify the blood, reduce cough, alleviate asthma, strengthen the heart, benefit the eyes, stimulate hair growth, enliven the body, and enhance intellect.
Ayurveda recommends taking a tonic made from this fruit through out the winter season. Fresh Amla has high concentration of Vitamin C in it. As it is rich in Vitamin C, this fruit helps to boost the functioning of immune system. This fruit helps in digestion and is used for making gastrointestinal Ayurvedic tonics. This fruit also assist body in excreting urinary waste.
The elements contained in this fruit are antiviral, raise the total protein level, and activate the adrenaline response. Amla also help in improving body weight. It is considered as a highly nutritious fruit. Apart from Vitamin C, this fruit also contains essential minerals.
In Ayurvedic polyherbal formulations, Indian gooseberry is a common constituent, and most notably is the primary ingredient in an ancient herbal rasayana called Chyawanprash. This formula, which contains 43 herbal ingredients as well as clarified butter, sesame oil, sugar cane juice, and honey, was first mentioned in the Charaka Samhita as a premier rasayana compound.

Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system sends out faulty signals that speed up the growth cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis is not contagious. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques, are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production. There are mainly five types of psoriasis; they are plaque, guttate, inverse, putsular, and erythrodermic. Psoriasis can occur at any age but is commonly seen in the start stage of adultery. It can occur at any part of the body including the scalp. Ayurveda has effective treatment for Psoriasis. Ayurveda, coined by combining two Sanskrit words, ‘ayur’ and ‘veda’ is the traditional treatment methodology used in India. Ayurveda aims at curing human illness and thereby supporting human life. Ayurvedic concepts treat each individual as unique and thus the treatment for each one varies accordingly.

The causative factor for psoriasis is still a mystery. Some consider that psoriasis is caused due to the excessive production of skin cells and some others believe that psoriasis is caused because of immunity disorder. Hereditary factors also affect this issue, which is accepted world widely. Even stress is considered as a factor that causes psoriasis. From the researches done, It is found that ‘Panchakarma’ (five actions) can be considered as effective treatment for psoriasis. Panchakarma includes Nasya (nasal therapy), Vamana (vomiting), Virechana (purging), and two kinds of Vasti (enema). Panchakarma is meant to purify the body by eliminating the toxins.

Diet restrictions have to be maintained when the treatment is done. The patient has to follow complete vegetarian diet. Yogurt, chilies, black gram and excess salt should be avoided from the daily routine. Stress and infection can make psoriasis worse.