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Aegle marmelos - Bilva
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Bilva consists of pulp of entire, unripe or half ripe fruits of Aegle marmelos Carr. (Fam. Rutaceae), a tree, attaining a height of 12 m growing wild and also cultivated throughout the country, rind of fruit is removed and pulp is bruised and dried[1]
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Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Bilva |
| Hindi | Bela, Sriphal, Bel |
| Malayalam | Koovalam |
| Tamil | Vilvam |
| Telugu | Maredu |
| Marathi | Bel, Baela |
| Gujarathi | Bill, Bilum, Bilvaphal |
| Punjabi | Bil |
| Kashmiri | Bel |
| Sanskrit | Shreephala |
| English | Bengal Quince, Bael fruit |
Chemical Composition
Marmalosin, tannins, mucilage, fatty oil and sugar.
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent), Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (heat)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Balya, Deepana, Grahya, Paacana
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 35.
See also
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