Aegle marmelos, (Bilva/Bael, Stone Apple)

Aegle marmelos, (Bilva/Bael, Stone Apple): Bael contains laxatives that keep blood sugar levels in control, thereby helping in controlling diabetes. Prevents Constipation, aids in Digestion, Respiratory Problems, asthma. It has ulcer healing, antigenotoxic, diuretic, antifertility and anti-inflammatory properties. It controls lipid profiles and triglycerides, and reduces blood cholesterol levels. It is Tonic for heart and brain. It helps in Depression, Memory loss. 

What is Benefits of Bael leaves?

Diabetes

Bael contains laxatives that keeps blood sugar levels in control, thereby helping in controlling diabetes.

Diarrhea And Cholera

Wood apple can prove extremely beneficial for treating diarrhoea and cholera. An interesting fact that supports the use of bael for these problems is that it cures these health problems without fever. 

Prevent Constipation

• Bael leaf has a number of medicinal benefits. It has a mild laxative effect as it loosen the stool and prevents constipation.
• It also helps manage the cough in asthma and bronchitis due to its expectorant activity.
• According to a study in IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, bael fruit contains water, sugar, protein, fiber, fat, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron and vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and riboflavin).

Tonic for heart and brain

• Bael is known to act as a tonic for heart and brain. 
• “The fruit is aromatic, cooling and laxative. It arrests secretion or bleeding. The unripe or half-ripe fruit is good for digestion. It is useful in preventing or curing scurvy. It also strengthens the stomach and promotes its action,” the study reads.
• Bael fruit also has anti-fungal and anthelmintic (that expels internal parasites from the body) properties.

Lower Cholesterol Levels

Bael juice controls lipid profiles and triglycerides, and reduces blood cholesterol levels.

Earaches

This is one indeed is unknown but a very important benefit of the fruit. Thanks to the laxative properties of bael fruit powder it removes the toxins from the ear and thus provides the desired benefits. Apart from this, it also reduces the infections in the ears if any.

Aid In Digestion

Beal has a good amount of nutrients and fibre which can help in improving their digestion easily. If you love eating fatty food, even then wood apple juice benefits the process of digestion. 

Respiratory Problems

The bael has an amazing benefit that helps in improving the health of the person against respiratory problems. Have bael fruit tea benefits for preventing respiratory problems. Have it every morning on an empty stomach every day.

Bael contains chemicals called tannins, flavonoids, and coumarins. These chemicals help to reduce swelling (inflammation). This might help treat asthma, diarrhea, and other conditions. Also, some of these chemicals help to reduce blood sugar.

• Asthma. Research shows that taking a product that contains bael fruit and boswellia gum helps people with asthma to breathe better. It's unclear if the effects are due to bael, to boswellia, or to the combination.
• Illness from a Shigella bacteria infection (shigellosis). Early research shows that taking dried bael fruit powder for 3 days does not reduce the number of stools in people with diarrhea caused by an infection called shigellosis.
• Constipation.
• Depression.
• Diabetes.
• Diarrhea.
• Memory.
• Snakebite, when applied to the skin.
• Stomach ache.

Safety: 2-3 masha, (2-3 gm)