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Medicinal plants are precious gifts of nature, which may serve as a source of food and medicine to humans. Phyllanthus emblica L has held a unique position in the Indian (Ayurvedic), Turkish, Unani, and Tibetan medicinal systems for centuries. Its nutritional, therapeutic and healing potentials have made it a valid research option for the development of novel drug formulations with few side effects. The presence of vitamin C, alkaloids, ellagitannins, gallic acid, emblicanin A and emblicanin B, flavonoids (especially rutin and quercetin), and a variety of biological molecules, makes P. emblica, a valued medicinal plant. This review article summarizes the recent literature relevant to the nutritional, health, and therapeutic benefits of P. emblica, such as potential chemo-preventive, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-mutagenic, antioxidant, diuretic, aphrodisiac, UV protectant, and anti-aging activities. Its applications in memory enhancing, respiratory, skin and ophthalmic disorders, and detoxification including that of snake venom, are also highlighted. It additionally reviews retrospective studies on P. emblica at the molecular level, for disease management and control. P. emblica is an important medicinal plant with many benefits. It has been used for centuries and generations as a source of food because of its unique restorative and rejuvenating potential. Thus, in light of the sum of these investigations, new studies could be designed to explore valuable bioactive compounds present throughout in nature in the form of plants

Emblicanin-A and Emblicanin-B constituents are found in Phyllanthus emblica, also known as Emblica officinalis (Family: Euphorbiaceae) belonging to class hydrolyzable tannins. Apart from these, constituents of different classes like alkaloids, amino acids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, organic acids, phenols, and vitamins are present in the plant. Several pharmacological activities have been well-researched including anal-gesic, antibacterial, larvicidal, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, mosquitocidal, and anticancer activities. Emblicanin-A and Emblicanin-B as well as others have less solubility in water and that is the reason their bioavailability had reported less in formulation. This chapter summarizes 14the pharmacological action and their applications in different nanoformulation dosages. They have abundant potential applications and are sure to be incorporated in the future into commercially available products and new uses/processes are going to be explored.