Bilwa

[The DarkKnight]

clasification of Aegle marmelos

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Sapindales

Family: Rutaceae

Subfamily: Aurantioideae

Tribe: Clauseneae

Genus: Aegle

Species: A. marmelos

Common name: Bilva

It is also popularly known as Vilam Palam (tamil விளாம் பழம்),Bilva, Bilwa, Bel, Kuvalam, Koovalam (in Malayalam), Madtoum, or Beli fruit, Bengal quince, stone apple,Maredu (in Telugu),in Sindhi ڪاٺ گدرو and wood apple. The tree, which is the only species in the genus.

Sanskrit names:Bilva,Śalātu, Hṛdyagandha, Karkaṭa, Samirasāraka,Śivadruma,Triśikha, Śiveṣhṭa, Dūrāruha, Lakṣmī phala, Śalya, Mahākapithya etc.[1]

In Javanese language it is called Maja which lent its name to Majapahit empire, since its capital was built on former betel forest.

Habit

It is a tree with strong axillary thorns and trifoliat leaves. fruits are round in shape , woody with orang-coloured sweet aromatic pulp.


Distribution

Throughout india on plains and perfers dry climate.

characteristic of Aegle marmelos

Trioliat leaves used for worshipping'lord shiva'. fruits are edible.


Medicnal uses of Aegle marmelos

Leaves and fruits are used in medicine. fruits cotain mucilage and pectin; and are used in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery. its pulp gives cooling effect, hence used for preparing "sharbat". unripe fruits used for improving appetite. Fruit pulp used in ayurvedic medicine.

The roots, skin, fruits and the leaves of the Bilva tree are used for medicinal purpose.  Bilva has astringent, edema lessening, anti-diarrhea, laxative and appetizer properties hence, can be used to cure both internal and external diseases.

Bilva is considered to be the best Saiigrahika and Dipaniya drug being vata kapha hara (C.S.Su.25). Bilva Patra is however vãtahara only (C.S.S.27). Suruta quoted Bilva as Rasayana (S.S.Ci.27). Bilva is also called Siva Druma (Lord Siva's favourite tree) is held sacred by Hindus, the leaves being offered in prayers to iva & Parvati. As Chopra aptly puts it, "No drug has been longer better known, more appreciated by the inhabitants of India than bael fruits". Different parts of the tree are used in ancient medicine viz, root (vatakaraj; stem (Hridroga hara or Jvara hara), leaves (Madhumeha hara), Apakva phala (sangrahi) and pakva phala (laxative).

position: Fairly common in in dry parts of india.

[Dr. Hari Venkatesh K Rajaraman]

Dear Unni...

Thanks for posting this very important drug with a good compilation of
information...Of course bodhi-nighantu's first post post was also the
same plant...
here is the link to see its flowers...
http://groups.google.com/group/bodhi-nighantu/browse_thread/thread/2b26a65d6d128f06/ea048c1a4ca94733?lnk=gst&q=aegle+marmelos#ea048c1a4ca94733
Thank You

[unni]

thank you for the link sir and also for the inspiration.

On Apr 15, 11:24 am, "Dr. Hari Venkatesh K Rajaraman"

<ayurharivenkat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Unni...
>
> Thanks for posting this very important drug with a good compilation of
> information...Of course bodhi-nighantu's first post post was also the
> same plant...

> here is the link to see its flowers...http://groups.google.com/group/bodhi-nighantu/browse_thread/thread/2b...
> Thank You

[Dinesh Valke]

Aegle marmelos ... is commonly known as: bael, Bengal-quince, golden-apple, stone apple, wood apple • Assamese: বেল bel, শ্ৰীফল sriphal, ত্ৰিপত্ৰ tripatra • Bengali: বেল bel, শ্রীফল sriphal • Gujarati: બીલી bili • Hindi: बेल bel, बील bil, बेलपात belpaat, बेलपत्तर belpattar, बेलपत्ती belpatti, बेलफल belphal, बिल्ब bilb, सदाफल sadaphal, सर्वसिद्धी sarvasiddhi, श्रीफल sriphal, विल्व vilva, विल्लौ villau, विल्लव villav • Kannada: ಬೇಲದ ಮರ belada mara • Kashmiri: ब्यल् bel, बेलपथर् belpathar, बिल् bil • Konkani: बेल bel • Malayalam: കൂവളം kuuvalam • Manipuri: হৈৰীখগোক heirikhagok • Marathi: बेल bel, बिल्व bilva, श्रीफळ sriphal • Mizo: bel-thei • Nepalese: बेल् bel, बेल्-पाति bel-pati • Oriya: bel • Pali: बिल्ल billa, बेलुव beluva, मालूर malur • Persian: شل shil • Punjabi: ਬਿਲੱ bill • Sanskrit: अमृतवः amritavah, बैल्वल्यम् bailvalyam, बिल्वः bilvah, बिल्वल्वम् bilvalvam, दुर्हः durah, हृद्यगन्धः hridyagandhah, कर्कोटकः karkothakah, लक्ष्मीफलः lakshmiphalah, महाबन्धुः mahabanduh, महाकपित्थः mahakapittah, महत्फलः mahatphalah, मालूरः malurah, मालूरम् maluram, मङ्गल्यः mangalyah, पत्रम्श्रेष्ठः patramshreshtah, प्राचीनपनसः prachinapanasah, समीरसारः samirsaarah, सत्यफलः satyaphalah, शैलपत्रः shailapatrah, शैलूषः shailushah, शलाटुः shalatuh, शल्यम् shalyam, शाण्डिल्यः shandilyah, शिलूष shilusha, शिवद्रुमः shivadrumah, स्कन्धफलः skandhaphalah, श्री sri, श्रीफलः sriphalah, श्रीफलम् sriphalam, सुभद्रकः subhadrakah, विल्वः vilvah, वीरतरुः virataruh • Tamil: கூவிரம் kuviram, வில்வம் vilvam • Telugu: బిల్వము bilvamu, మాలూరము maluramu, మారేడు maredu, శైలూషము sailusamu, శాండిల్యము sandilyamu, శ్రీఫలము sri-phalamu • Tibetan: bil ba • Urdu: بيل bel, بلب bilb


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[Dr. Hari Venkatesh.K.Rajaraman]

Thank you Dinesh ji for updating the names...

i too had thought to correct the Tamil name given by Unni ji from Wikipedia...it has been wrongly said to be as Vilaam pazham which is actually Feronia elephantum.. i had corrected that term in wikipedia but forgot to update it as Vilvam here...anyways you had neatly done it..