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[[File:Limonia acidissima (6941726106).jpg|thumb|leftright|''Kapitha'', ''Limonia acidissima'']]'''Limonia acidissima''' is the only species within the monotypic genus Limonia. It is native to the Indomalaya ecozone to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and in Indochinese ecoregion east to Java and the Malesia ecoregion. ==Uses=={{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Earache}}, {{Uses|Scurvy}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.<ref name="Uses"/> ===Food===Limonia acidissima can be used in Food. Pulp of ripe fruits is eaten raw and used in preparation of soft drink and jam.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}. ==Chemical Composition==Fruit pulp contains large quantity of citric acid and other fruit acids, mucilage and minerals.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=Dadhiphala, Nayibel|ml=Vilankai, Vilarmaram|sa=Dadhittha, Danthashatha|ta=Vila, Vilampazam|te=Kapitthhamu|hi=Pushpaphal, Katabel|en=Wood apple, Monkey fruit}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ===Nutritional components===Limonia acidissima Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> ==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Pinnate|Alternate|Imparipinnate, alternate, 1-3 in a cluster, estipulate; rachis 60-80 mm long, stout, glabrous, often narrowly winged.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Polygamous|1-3 cm across|Yellow|10-12|Dull red, 1.3 cm across, in axillary cymes; calyx small, flat, 5-toothed, pubescent with out, deciduous. Flowering season is November to March}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Berry|5-7.6 cm across||Globose, whitish-brown, rind hard and woody; seeds many, embedded in pulp|Many|Fruiting season is November to March }} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Nyagrodhadi churna]]* [[Category:HerbsDashamoolarishta]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/> ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==The wood-apple is generally grown from seeds though seedlings will not bear fruit until at least 15 years old. Multiplication may also be by root cuttings, air-layers, or by budding<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Limonia acidissima available through March to August<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>. ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Dry plains}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Coth bael.jpg Feronia elephantum Govindoo.jpgFeronia elephantum PannaTR.jpgFeronia Elephantum tree.JPGGardenology.org-IMG 7688 qsbg11mar.jpgGardenology.org-IMG 7689 qsbg11mar.jpgKapithama (Sanskrit- कपित्थं) (2276565334).jpgKapittam (Tamil- கபித்தம்) (7087799491).jpg</gallery>
==External Links==
* [https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/health-benefits-of-wood-apple-or-bel-fruit.html Surprising Benefits Of Wood Apple Or Bael Fruit]
* [http://www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104652:feronia-limonia-1&catid=199&Itemid=139 Glob in med.com]
* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14756360903514156 Constituents of Limonia acidissima inhibit LPS-induced nitric oxide production]
