Banyan Botanicals Amla Powder (Phyllanthus emblica) 1260 mg / 454 Grams

Amla is a fruit so sour your face learns a new shape. This powder skips that part.

Phyllanthus emblica, also known as Indian gooseberry, is one of the most-used fruits in Ayurvedic tradition, and it's been dried and ground into powder for about as long as anyone has been writing anything down. We didn't invent that. We just bagged it. 454 grams of it, to be exact, which is a lot of amla, which is a lot of a fruit that most people have never eaten even once. That tracks. Not everything popular is common. A forklift is popular at a warehouse. Nobody's got one in their garage.

What Amla Actually Does

Amla is naturally rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C is one of those nutrients your body appreciates but does not store up for later, like a houseguest who eats the snacks the day they arrive instead of rationing them. This powder supports healthy immune system function and contributes to the body's natural antioxidant activity, meaning it helps your cells deal with everyday oxidative stress the way they're supposed to. It also supports digestive comfort, which in Ayurveda has always been treated as the foundation everything else sits on. No foundation, no house. Same idea, different century.

• Supports healthy immune system function
• Contributes to the body's natural antioxidant defenses
• Supports digestive comfort and regularity
• Nourishes healthy skin and hair from the inside
• Promotes overall vitality as part of a balanced daily routine

How People Actually Use It

Amla powder is bitter and sour in a way that announces itself immediately, so most people mix it into water, juice, a smoothie, or honey rather than eating it straight off a spoon like a dare. It's a single-ingredient powder, which means what's in the jar is what grew on the tree, dried and milled, nothing else riding along for the trip. Banyan Botanicals sources it with the same Ayurvedic standards they apply to everything else they sell, which is to say they treat a fruit powder with more seriousness than most people treat their actual meals.

This is a daily wellness staple, not a quick fix, and it's not going to rearrange your life in an afternoon. It's going to sit in your cabinet and get used, the same way it's been used for a very long time by a lot of people who were not in a hurry about it either.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.