Aegle marmelos Bilva Bel Vilvam | Dava Bazaar in India

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Aegle marmelos

Scientific Name and Description

Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Rutaceae)

Herb Family

Rutaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Crataeva marmelos L
Belou marmelos (L.) A.Lyons

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Bel,bael, bael sripal, beel, beeley, beelgiri, bel, bel patri, bel-patra, bello, bil, bilva, si-phal, siri-phal, sirphal, sri-phal
Bengali	Bilva
Marathi	Bel,bael, baela, bel, bili, vel
Tamil	Vilvam, akuvakananmeccumilai, alluram, alukam, alukam, aluvigam, aluvikam, anincil, aranpucaikkerramaram, arcanaiyati, bilva, bilvam, capalukam, catapalam, catippattiram, cattal, cirettamaruntati, ciripalam, ciripalam, ciripalamaram, cirivirutcam, civankam, civattirumaram, civattiruvam, civatturumam, covalam, iyalbudi, iyalpu, iyalpupati, iyalputi, kantapalai, kantapattiram, karkatam, karuvila, karuvilakikamaram, karuvilakitam, karuvilam, kentakakarpam, kentapattiram, koovilam, kovaritaki, kucapi, kuvilai, kuvilam, kuvilam palam, kuvinam, makakapittam, makapalai, makapalam , makapittam, makavali, makavalimaram, makavalli, maluram, maluramaram, maruntirkati, mavilamaram, mavilangai, mikuttikam, mikuttikamaram, mikuttiyal , mirutiyal, mirutiyam, mirutiyamaram, mulamukkanai, munkalantavirutcatti, mutantamuli, muvilaicci, navacikaram, nilamalikkam, nimilaiccattumuli, ninmalli, nirmatalam, pacunakam, pacunakamaram, pattiracirettam, pattiri, piracinapanacam, piracinapanacam, pitapalam, pukku , pukkuli, pukkulimaram, putiiratam, putimarutam, putimarutamaram, putivakam, putivatam, puttiru , tiricakam, tiricakamaram, tiricam, tiricikam, tirucam, vailavam, vanamuli, vatacaram, vatam, vatamaram, viccanniyam, viccanniyamaram, vil, villai, villankam, villuvam, villvam, vilva, vilva-pazham, vilvam, vilvappu, vilwam, virinikamaram, virinka, virutiyakentam, viyalputi
Telugu	Bilvamu, మారేbilva, bilva-pandu, bilvachettu, bilvamu, bilvapandu, maalaaramu, maluramu, maraedu, maredi, maredu, sailushamu, sandiliyamu, shandiliyamu, shreephalamu, sriphalamu, valagaడు Maredu,
English	bael fruit, bel-tree, beli, bengal quince, golden apple
Kannada	baelada mara, belapatre, belavina, belavina mara, bellapatre, bilapatri, bilapatri-hannu, biliptari, billadu, bilpathre, bilpatre, bilpatri, bilpattiri, bilva, bilva pathre, bilva patre, bilvapatre, byaalada hannu, kumbala, malura
Malayalam	covalam, covalum, koovalam, kovalam, kulakam, kuvalam, kuvalap-pazham, kuvvalam, mavilavu, vilvam
Tibetan	bi lva, bil ba, bil ba (d), ka-bed
Sanskrit	adhararuha, aritaki, asholam, atimangaliya, balva, bilva, bilvah, bilvam, bilvaphalam, bivalva, duraruha, gandhagarbha, gandhapatra, gohki, granthila, hridyagandha, kantakadhya, kantaki, kapitana, karkatavha, lakshmiphala, mahakapitha, mahakapithakhya, mahaphala, mahaphalah, malura, malurah, mangalya, nilamallika, patrashreshtha, pitaphala, putivata, sadaphala, sailusa, sailusah, salatuh, samirasara, sandilya, sandilyah, sangrahi, satyadharma, satyaphala, shailapatra, shailusha, shalatu, shalya, shandilya, shivadruma, shiveshtha, shriphala, sitanuna, sivadrumah, sriphal, sriphala, sriphalah, sunitika, tripatra, trishakhapatra, trishikha, vilva, vilvah, vilvaka, vilvapesika
Urdu	baelphal, bel, bel kham, belgiri, belgiri (bael), biligiris, chalbel, guda belgiri taza
Common name	bael (or bili, bhel, also Bengal quince,golden apple, Japanese bitter orange,stone apple. wood apple

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Coumarin

Tannins

Imperatorin

Herb usable parts

Roots

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Fruits

Whole plant

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Infusion of leaves is effective in peptic ulcers.
Leaves rich in tanin, reduce inflammation and heal the ulcers.
The oil prepared from leaves is used in the treatment of cold and respiratory disorders.
The juice of leaves effective in diabetes.
Paste of leaves applied externally heals boils.
Extract of root mixed with neem oil cures infection, inflammation and discharge in ear.
Decoction of fruit is useful in typhoid fever.
Ripe fruit is aromatic, cooling, laxative and is used in the form of 'sherbat'.
The pulp of ripe fruit is very useful in constipation.
The unripe fruit is very effective in case of chronic diarrhoea and dysentery.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa Maredu Rutaceae Fruit Diarrhoea, skin disease, constipation

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa Bel Rutaceae Tree Root, Fruit Tannins

Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa. Rutaceae Vilvam Tree Leaves and fruits Juice Anticholesterol and Antihyperglycaemic