Phyllanthus Emblica is a natural plant used in folk medicine to treat a variety of ailments and for a number of applications. All parts of the plant are used in the herbal preparations, including the fruit, seed, leaves, root, bark and flowers, according to Wikipedia. Traditionally, this ingredient was thought to have cooling, astringent and drying properties, and was used to stimulate hair growth by nourishing the hair and scalp and even preventing prematurely graying hair. The high tannin content of Phyllanthus Emblica was also used as a dye in inks, shampoos and hair oils.