Beli / බෙලි / Bilva / Aegle marmelos / Bengal Quince / Bilva, Śandilya, Śailusha, Malura, Sriphala /

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Botanical Name – Aegle marmelos
Family                  - Rutaceae
English Name     - Bengal Quince
Sanskrit Names – Bilva, Śandilya, Śailusha, Malura, Sriphala
Singhalese Name- Beli

Parts used           - roots, root bark, leaves, both ripe & unripe fruits, and flowers.

Properties:
            Rasa           Kashaya, Tikta
            Guna          Ruksha, Laghu
            Veerya       Ushna
            Vipaka       Katu


Attributes / Karma:
Alleviate Vata & Kapha. Aggravate Pitta
Promote appetite & digestion. Have an anabolic effect on all body tissue.

Unripe fruit – appetizer. Digestant. Astringent.
Ripe fruit    - astringent, mild laxative. An excess dose causes constipation
Leaves        - alleviate edema & pain. Has an anti diabetes property.
Roots          - use in Vata diseases. Astringent                         (B.P)


Medicinal uses:

External
·         Conjunctivitis – past of leaves applied over the eyelids.
·         Backaches      - steam with leaves.

Internal
·         Diabetes  - dried crashed leaves as a hot drink (phanta)
·         Bleeding piles – powdered dried unripe fruit with honey.
·         Diarrhea & digestive disorders – steamed unripe fruit with sugar.


Formulations:
            Dasamūlārishta

            Bilvamūlādi gutika








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March 29, 2018 at 1:13 AM

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