Amla Indian Gooseberry Extract

The Amla fruit, (Emblica officinalis) small and innocuous-looking, is worthy of consideration by the serious herbalist. It grows wild and is also cultivated in the forests and seacoasts of India and Kashmir. Amla has long been recognized as a stalwart member of the family Euphorbiaceae with literally hundreds of uses. The Amla shrub grows into a small or middle-sized deciduous tree with feathery leaves 10-13 mm long and 2-3 mm broad. Male and female pale green flowers appear on the same tree and the juicy, green, fleshy fruit grows to over 2 cm.

Verdure Sciences uses an extensive 360º quality system to verify the source, identity, purity, and potency of our amla extracts.

Each incoming lot of amla raw material is fully documented, specifically for the geographic location, time, harvester, and date of harvest. The material is macroscopically inspected for a number of attributes, and then analysed under a microscope by botanists with advanced degrees and expertise in the field. The microscope analysis must match drawings and photographs made from voucher specimens authenticated by academic botanists at independent university laboratories.

The amla sample is then subjected to a second layer of identity testing using thin layer chromatography (TLC). This produces a 'chemical fingerprint' that is characteristic to the species and plant part. In-house TLC results are then validated by third-party independent laboratories.

After processing, the finished extract is also subjected to TLC to confirm that it has retained the natural-spectrum identity of the raw plant material.
Dozens of additional tests are performed on each lot of finished extract, to confirm the purity, potency, and uniformity of the extract. This data is added to an historical record on the extract, which helps us track and control the consistency of the product over the course of time.

Since Amla is of course a 100% natural product, this complex system of controls is necessary to ensure our customers receive the highest quality ingredients available.