Re: What is amla?
Posted by Pierre on January 13, 2005 at 09:15:51:
In reply to: Re: What is amla? posted by Ravyn on January 13, 2005 at 07:37:37:
: ... its Emblica officinalis.:
: Emblica Officinalis is Gooseberry. I would assume it has both pectin
: and fructose if any of the berries and/or leaves are used besides the
: bark in the powder.
There are at least two unrelated plants called "gooseberry". The gooseberry is
Ribes, the same genus as the currant, family Grossulariaceae, and the Chinese
gooseberry is Actinidia deliciosa, in the family Actinidiaceae, more commonly
known as the kiwifruit. Emblic is in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, and is also
called Phyllanthus emblica.
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