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[[File:800px-Bael03 FSPark AsitAegle marmelos flower 02.jpgJPG|thumb|right|''Bilva'']]'''Bilva''' consists of pulp of entire, unripe or half ripe fruits of Aegle marmelos Carr. (Fam. Rutaceae), 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.<ref name="Description"/>==Uses=={{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Nasal bleeding}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin disease}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Infection in intestine}}.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAUses"/>

==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Nasal bleeding}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin disease}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Infection Bilva can be used in intestine}}food.Ripe fruit pulp is eaten raw and also used for making soft drinks and jam<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}., {{Parts Used|Leaves}}<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

MarmalosinA number of coumarins (including xanthotoxol and alloimperatorin methyl ether), tanninsflavonoids (including rutin and marmesin), mucilagealkaloids (including alpha-fagarine), fatty oil sterols and sugaressential oils have been isolated from plant parts. Pectin is an important constituent of the fruit.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Bilvapatre|ml=Koovalam|sa=Shreephala|ta=Vilvam|te=Maredu|hi=Bela, Sriphal, Bel|en=Bengal Quince, Bael fruit|mr=Bel, Baela|gu=Bill, Bilum, Bilvaphal|pa=Bil|ks=Bel}}

{{Leaf|alternateAlternate|trifoliateTrifoliate|Each leaflet 5-14 x 2–6 cm, ovate with tapering or pointed tip and rounded base, untoothed or with shallow rounded teeth. Young leaves are pale green or pinkish.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|1.5 to 2 cm|pale Pale green or yellowish||The four or five petals of 6–8 mm overlap in the bud and The ovary is bright green with an inconspicuous disc, Flowering season: March-June}}

{{Fruit|globose Globose or slightly pear-shaped|The bael fruit typically has a diameter of between 5 and 12 cm|||manyMany|Fruiting on summer and winterMarch-June}}

==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==The bael fruit typically has a diameter Development of between 5 seedlings is very slow, and 12 cmneed to be in the nursery for at least a year<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Bilva's availability period is from March to June<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

<ref name="chemical composition">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 35[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer."pdf Constituents"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegle_marmelos"Morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">Trophical plants of India[https://www.nmpb.nic.in/sites/default/files/publications/bael.pdf Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIADescription">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 35.</ref> <ref name="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:239</ref><ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.18, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>

* [http://www.ayurveda.hu/api/API-Vol-1.pdf THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAThe ayurevedic pharmacopoea of India]