Bael Tree
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Scientific name
Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa
English Name
Holy fruit tree
Malayalam name
കൂവളം
Common name
Bael tree
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Grown in temple premises and homesteads
- Leaves : alternate, 3-foliolate, rarely 5-foliolate
- Flowers : bisexual, greenish- white or yellow, fragrant.
- Berries : ovoid, woody
How to use
- Dried slice of unripe fruit is regarded as astringent, digestion
- Unripe fruit burnt in fire is taken in empty stomach for the treatment of chronic dysentery
- Fresh leaves are astringent, digestive
Parts used
Root, bark, leaves and fruits
Uses
Astringent, digestive, tonic, stomachic and laxative
Propagation & Cultivation
Good sandy loam soil,sunny situation, warm humid climate are suitable for cultivation of this plant.Sowing is done in June or July.They should be transplanted in rainy season
