Botanical Name

Aegle marmelos

Family

Rutaceae

Sanskrit name

Bilva

English name

Bael fruit

Hindi name

Bael

Kannada name

Bilva

Habit

Tree

Habitat

Semi- evergreen ,deciduous forests

Plant Description

Small tree with strong, straight, sharp spines. A stalk has 3 leaves. Small flowers with 4 greenish white petals. Fruits spherical, woody with grey coloured rind. Many seeds.

Religious significance

Sthalavruksha for Shiva Temples. Leaves offered to Lord Shiva.

Distribution

India and Myanmar

Part used

Fruit, root bark, leaf, flower

Medicinal uses

Used in tonsillitis, diarrhoea , irritable bowel syndrome,insect bites, fever, diseases of ear, high blood pressure, diabetes.

Other uses

Culinary purpose : Used to prepare chutney, tambuli