Author : Avneesh Kumar, Amanpreet Singh and Baljinder Singh

These days, the use of herbal products has become the foremost option for human all over the cosmos because of curing treatment without any side effect. The pharmacological role of Phyllanthus emblica (L) is discussed in various medical literatures from ancient time and is a common ingredient of many traditional and herbal medicines. contains high concentrations of acorbic acid, gallic acid, and mixture of phenolic compounds. Active extracts of PE have been shown to possess antimicrobial, anticancer, radioprotection, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties etc in several models. In this review, we discussed the core therapeutic significance proved through various in vitro and/or in vivo studies along with the possible mechanism of action. This review will encourage readers to elaborate the biosynthetic pathways present in this plant as well as use of present knowledge to produce genetically modied crops containg these valuable metabolites through transgenic approach.

Keywords: Amla, Therapeutics