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Chemical composition of amla oil

Hydrolysable tannins - Emblicanin A and B, punigluconin, pedunculagin, chebulinic acid (ellagitannin), chebulagic acid (benzopyran tannin), corilagin (ellagitannin), geraniin (dehydroellagitannin), ellagotannin

Alkaloids present are - Phyllantine, phyllembein, phyllantidine

Phenolic compounds - Gallic acid, methyl gallate, ellagic acid, trigallayl glucose

Amino acids - Glutamic acid, proline, aspartic acid, alanine, cystine, lysine

Carbohydrates - Pectin

Vitamins - Ascorbic acid

Flavinoids - Quercetin, kaempferol

Organic acids - Citric acid[24]