[8][10] Ripening in autumn, the berries are harvested by hand after climbing to upper branches bearing the fruits.
[citation needed] In the Batak area of Sumatra, Indonesia, the inner bark is used to impart an astringent, bitter taste to the broth of a traditional fish soup known as holat.
In the Śatapañcāśatka, Buddha's knowledge is described in a poetic simile: "O Bhagavan, the entire origination of all types of phenomena throughout time is within the range of your mind, like an ambalan fruit in the palm of your hand".
[13] Half an amla fruit was the final gift to the Buddhist sangha by the great Indian emperor Ashoka.
[15] In Hinduism, the myrobalan, called the āmalaka in Sanskrit, is sacred to all three members of the Trimurti, the Hindu supreme trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.