Used in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, Aamla, also known as the Indian gooseberry, is revered as an important ingredient possessing many medicinal properties, especially pertaining to beauty. Ayurvedic medicine dates back over 5,000 years and is known to be a gatekeeper of many ancient beauty secrets. It is a holistic Indian system of traditional medicine; ayur, meaning life and veda meaning knowledge, directly translating to the knowledge of life.