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Bilva / Bael

बिल्व · Bilva · Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae)

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⚠ Cautions — read first
  • avoid Constipation or dry stools — avoid the unripe-fruit preparation.
Rasa kashaya, tiktaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya ushnaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • The unripe fruit is a classical grāhī and dīpana dravya, traditionally used in atisāra and grahaṇī to bind stools and kindle digestion.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Classical text Charaka Saṁhitā
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I