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'''''Aegle marmelos''''' (commonly known as '''bael''', '''bilva''', or '''stone apple''') is a plant species in the family Rutaceae. ''Aegle marmelos'' is a medium-sized, slow-growing, deciduous spiny tree native to dry tropical and subtropical forests of the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, and Thailand.<ref name="Sharma2011" /> It reaches heights of 8–15 meters and exhibits trifoliate, alternate leaves traditionally associated with religious symbolism in South Asia. The fruit is a globose or pyriform berry with a hard, woody outer shell (5–15 cm diameter) containing aromatic, mucilaginous orange pulp embedded with numerous woolly seeds. All morphological parts—including the unripe fruit, ripe fruit, root bark, leaves, and stem—possess distinct therapeutic profiles in classical Indian medicine. | '''''Aegle marmelos''''' (commonly known as '''bael''', '''bilva''', or '''stone apple''') is a plant species in the family Rutaceae. ''Aegle marmelos'' is a medium-sized, slow-growing, deciduous spiny tree native to dry tropical and subtropical forests of the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, and Thailand.<ref name="Sharma2011" /> It reaches heights of 8–15 meters and exhibits trifoliate, alternate leaves traditionally associated with religious symbolism in South Asia. The fruit is a globose or pyriform berry with a hard, woody outer shell (5–15 cm diameter) containing aromatic, mucilaginous orange pulp embedded with numerous woolly seeds. All morphological parts—including the unripe fruit, ripe fruit, root bark, leaves, and stem—possess distinct therapeutic profiles in classical Indian medicine.[[File:Bilva.jpg|thumb|Bilva ''(Aegle marmelos)'']] | ||
== Botanical profile and nomenclature == | == Botanical profile and nomenclature == | ||
* '''Taxonomic name:''' ''Aegle marmelos'' (L.) Corrêa | * '''Taxonomic name:''' ''Aegle marmelos'' (L.) Corrêa | ||
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* '''Family:''' Rutaceae (Citrus family) | * '''Family:''' Rutaceae (Citrus family) | ||
* '''Sanskrit names:''' ''Bilva'', ''Sriphala'', ''Shandilya'', ''Shailusha'', ''Malura'', ''Pootivata'' | * '''Sanskrit names:''' ''Bilva'', ''Sriphala'', ''Shandilya'', ''Shailusha'', ''Malura'', ''Pootivata'' | ||
* | * '''Vernacular names:''' Bael, Stone Apple, Golden Apple (English); Bel, Bael (Hindi/Bengali); Maredu (Telugu); Vilvam (Tamil); Baelu (Kannada); Koovalam (Malayalam); Bel (Marathi). | ||
== Ayurvedic energetics and pharmacodynamics == | == Ayurvedic energetics and pharmacodynamics == | ||
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* [https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Aegle%20marmelos IMPPAT database] | * [https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Aegle%20marmelos IMPPAT database] | ||
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