Beli (Aegle Marmelos)

Bael (Scientific - Aegle Marmelos | Sin - බෙලි) is a slow-growing,tough, medium-sized subtropical tree and it belongs to the genus, The tree bears fruit once a year during summer which in india is from March to June. The fruits are either round,pyriform, oval or oblong in shape and are of both medicinal and dietry use. A popular drink colloquially called as 'Basel sherbet' is prepared from the ripe fruit, and its consumption is supposed to have a cooling effect, Based on the fruit size and orgganoeptic characteristics.

Aegle marmelos have many health benefits which include anti-cancer, anti-hepatic-carcinogenesis,anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties.Also has an important place in indigenous systems of medicine and is considered as an emblem of fertility. According to Ayurveda, it is a healing tree which gives strength to the body, and this accreditation seems also largely due to its diverse medicinal properties as all parts of this tree, namely, root, leaf, trunk, fruit, and seed, are used to cure various human ailments and disease.

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