One of the most significant medicinal plants in the Indian medicinal system is Phyllanthus emblica Linn. Or Emblica officinalis Gaertn., also known as Indian gooseberry or Amla. Amla components are beneficial in the management of several diseases. One of the important components is the fruit. The fruit of amla is traditionally employed in Indian medicine as a laxative, diuretic, liver stimulant, refrigerant, restorative, stomachic, antipyretic, hair tonic, and ulcer preventive either alone or in combined effect with other plants. Amla phytochemical studies exposed major chemical substances such as alkaloids, tannins, minerals, and vitamins. The biological efficacy of gallic acid, ascorbic acid, emblicanin A and B, phyllembein, and ellagic acid has been demonstrated. Amla has been the subject of research studies that have shown it to have anti-tussive, analgesic, antiatherogenic, adaptogenic, chemo preventive, neuroprotective, and anticancer activities. Amla is also said to have powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, and free radical scavenging properties that make it beneficial in treating a variety of illnesses, including atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetes, and heart problems. In this post, we go through the nutritional value, biochemical components, applications, medical benefits, and uses of amla as a home medicine. We also focused on the processes underlying the pharmacological activity based on the most recent research reports and attempted to summarize the earlier research findings. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.