Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Sanskrit Name |
Aegle Marmelos Bel
|
Billi Bilva
|
Bilva |
Medicinal uses:
Aegle Marmelos is astringent, cooling, carminative, laxative, restorative, febrifuge and stomachic, which are used in colitis, dysentery, diarrhoea, flatulence, difficulty in micturition, fever and vomiting. Its tender fruit is bitter, astringent, antilaxative, digestive and promotes digestion and strength, overcomes vata, colics and diarrhea.
Home remedies:
Juice of mature fruit of Aegle Marmelos, is so effective in the bowel disturbances like recurrent constipa- tion. The pulp of unripe fruit of Bilva is so very effective in the diarrhea, dysentery, and sprue. Powder of its dry unripe fruit is also effective in loose motions. In chronic dysenteric conditions, accompanied by loose stools alternating with occasional constipation, the ripe fruit is widely used in different formulations. |