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Bilva consists of pulp of entire, unripe or half ripe fruits of Aegle marmelos Carr, It is 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.
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'''Ksharaka''' is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.
  
[[File:800px-Bael03 FSPark Asit.jpg|thumb|right|''Bilva'']]
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[[File:Starr-090721-3302-Adenanthera pavonina-seeds in pod-Old Ka Lima nursery Wailuku-Maui (24675043000).jpg|200px|thumb|right|''Ksharaka'']]
  
'''Chemical Composition''':A number of coumarins (including xanthotoxol and alloimperatorin methyl ether), Flavonoids (including rutin and marmesin), Alkaloids (including alpha-fagarine), Sterols and essential oils have been isolated from plant parts. Pectin is an important constituent of the fruit.
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'''Chemical Composition''': The seed contains an anti-inflammatory active principle, O-acetylethanolamine. The leaves contain octacosanol, dulcitol, glucosides of betasitosterol and stigmasterol. The bark contains sitgmasterol glucoside.
  
  
<span style="width: 100%; background-color: #90EE90; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Aegle marmelos - Bilva|Read more]]</span>
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<span style="width: 100%; background-color: #90EE90; padding: 10px; margin: 10px; text-align: right; clear: right; margin-left: 0;">[[Adenanthera pavonina - Ksharaka|Read more]]</span>

Latest revision as of 15:14, 28 March 2022

Ksharaka is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.

Ksharaka

Chemical Composition: The seed contains an anti-inflammatory active principle, O-acetylethanolamine. The leaves contain octacosanol, dulcitol, glucosides of betasitosterol and stigmasterol. The bark contains sitgmasterol glucoside.


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