| Bael |

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Latin name: Aegle Marmelos |
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Local Name: Bael, bhel, bilwa, belaphal,
Bengal Quince |
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Parts Used: Fruits &
Leaves |
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Distribution: Bael tree is found throughout
India in each and every place. |
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Introduction: Bael is a very good source of
protein which is 5.12 per cent of the edible portion. Fresh
half-ripe Bael fruit is mildly astringent and is used for dysentery
and diarrhea. The pulp may be eaten or the decoction administered.
Bael is said to cure without creating any tendency to constipation.
Bael leaves, fruits and root can be used as tonic and coolant with
antibiotic properties ; |
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Remedies For:
Bael leaves are extremely useful for treating
Diabetes, jaundice, cholera and asthma. Bael leaves are made into a
poultice and used in the treatments of ophthalmia. Bael Leaf
poultice is applied to inflammations - with black pepper for edema,
constipation, and jaundice - with water or honey it is good for
catarrh and fever.
Bael roots are sweet which cures fevers caused by
tridosho, stop pain in the abdomen, the palpitation of the heart,
poverty of seminal fluid and all types of urinary troubles and
melancholia. Bael roots and the bark of the Bael tree are used in
the treatment of fever by making a decoction of them. They are also
useful in the disorders of vata, pitta and kapha.
Bael fruits are valuable for its rich nutritive,
sweet, aromatic mucilage and pectin contents – very good for all
kinds of stomach disorders. Bael Fruits are very useful in chronic
diarrhea and dysentery, particularly in the case of patients having
diarrhea, alternating with the spells of constipation. Sweet drink
(sherbet) prepared from the pulp of the Bael fruits produce a
soothing effect on the patients who have just recovered from
bacillary dysentery.
The pulp from unripe Bael fruits are soaked in
gingelly oil for a week and this oil is smeared over the body before
bathing. The unripe and half-ripe fruits improve appetite and
digestion (Jain, 1968; Jauhari, 1969). As per Indian Ayurvedic
concept this oil is said to be useful in removing the peculiar
burning sensation in the soles. Rind is used for acute and amoebic
dysentery, griping pain in the loins and constipation, gas, and
colic, sprue, scurvy.
Peoples in South India use the juice of bael leaves
to get relief from wheezing and respiratory spasm. The leaf juice is
mixed in warm water with a little pepper and given as a drink.
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We adheree to strict quality standards:
| Physico-chemical analysis |
| Moisture |
<
8% |
| Acid
insoluble ash |
<
3% |
| Protein |
<
6% |
| Heavy metal analysis |
| Lead |
< 5
ppm |
| Cadmium |
< 2
ppm |
| Arsenic |
< 2
ppm |
| Microbiological analysis |
| Total Viable
Aerobic Count |
< 100
cfu g-1 |
| Total
Enterobacteriaceae |
< 98
cfu g-1 |
| Total Fungal
Count |
< 98
cfu g-1 |
| Test for specific pathogens |
| E.
coli(1g) |
Absent |
| Salmonella
typhi(10g) |
Absent |
| S.
aureus(1g) |
Absent |
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| Particle
Size |
Powder |
| Packing
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Paper
Barrels 30/50 kgs |
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