Research in medicinal plants has gained a renewed
focus recently. The prime reason is that other system of
medicine although effective come with a number of side
effects that often lead to serious complications. Plant
based system of medicine being natural does not pose
this serious problems. Though Emblica officinalis has
various medicinal applications, but it is the need of hour
to explore its medicinal values at molecular level with help
of various biotechnological tools and techniques. Further
studies should be conducted to elucidate the molecular
mechanism of interaction of various plant based drugs
with human body in different diseases.