Amalaki (amla) is a sour superfruit packed with cooling, pitta balancing benefits that make it a perfect herbal ally for the hot summer months ahead. Well-known as one of the three ingredients in triphala, it is often taken in place of triphala when there’s excess heat in the digestive system.

Amalaki trees grow abundantly throughout the Indian subcontinent, and mature trees can produce as much as 100 lbs of fresh amla fruit each year. Even with its abundance, when and how the fruit is harvested makes a big difference in the long-term sustainability of amalaki. Read this article to learn more about how Banyan sustainably harvests amalaki using a combination of traditional wild collecting and organic cultivation.