AONLA (Emblica officinalis G.): NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL ATTRIBUTES

Swagatika Patra¹*, Pinaki Samal^2
1Department of Fruit Production and PHT, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
²Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
* Corresponding Author : swagatikapatra0@gmail.com

Received : 16-10-2018     Accepted : 26-10-2018     Published : 30-10-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 20       Pages : 7387 - 7389
Int J Agr Sci 10.20 (2018):7387-7389

Keywords : Aonla, Ayurveda, Antioxidant, diabetics, vitamin C
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Aonla is an important minor arid fruit crop which is indigenous to Indian sub-continent. It is a fruit endowed with ample of nutritional and medicinal properties. Though the fruit in raw form is not accepted in table purpose due to its high astringency but the value of its processed product has been increasing worldwide in a sky rocketing manner. The cultivation of aonla crop is gaining importance because the nutritional as well as therapeutic value is realized and supported by the general public. The main intent of this review is to accentuate the nutritional and medicinal properties of aonla fruit and further make a motion for the setting up of aonla processing plants which will stimulate our innovative farmers to come up with more area under aonla cultivation.

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