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Specimen profile
Bael Tree
Aegle marmelos · Rutaceae
Skt · Bilva — “The auspicious tree”Hindi · BelMal · KoovalamTam · Vilvam
A sacred tree whose fruit and leaves are essential for digestive health.
Bilva is a deciduous tree with thorny branches and trifoliate leaves, which are traditionally offered to Lord Shiva. Every part of the tree, including the root, bark, leaves, and fruit, has medicinal value.
Identification markers
Leaves are trifoliate (in groups of three); fruit is large, spherical with a hard woody shell and orange pulp; bark is soft and light grey.
Rasa
Kashaya, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Grahi (Absorbent/Antidiarrheal)
Dosha effect
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