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    Bael is a species of tree native to South and Southeast Asia. It is considered sacred in Hinduism. The fruit is used in traditional medicine and as a food. It has a hard shell containing aromatic pulp that is used to make drinks. The leaves and shoots are eaten as salad greens. In Hindu rituals, the leaves symbolize Shiva's trident and the fruit resembles a skull. The tree can grow in a wide range of conditions and provides habitat for butterflies. It has many local names across Asia.

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    Bael is a species of tree native to South and Southeast Asia. It is considered sacred in Hinduism. The fruit is used in traditional medicine and as a food. It has a hard shell containing aromatic pulp that is used to make drinks. The leaves and shoots are eaten as salad greens. In Hindu rituals, the leaves symbolize Shiva's trident and the fruit resembles a skull. The tree can grow in a wide range of conditions and provides habitat for butterflies. It has many local names across Asia.

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    Bael is a species of tree native to South and Southeast Asia. It is considered sacred in Hinduism. The fruit is used in traditional medicine and as a food. It has a hard shell containing aromatic pulp that is used to make drinks. The leaves and shoots are eaten as salad greens. In Hindu rituals, the leaves symbolize Shiva's trident and the fruit resembles a skull. The tree can grow in a wide range of conditions and provides habitat for butterflies. It has many local names across Asia.

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    Bael is a species of tree native to South and Southeast Asia. It is considered sacred in Hinduism. The fruit is used in traditional medicine and as a food. It has a hard shell containing aromatic pulp that is used to make drinks. The leaves and shoots are eaten as salad greens. In Hindu rituals, the leaves symbolize Shiva's trident and the fruit resembles a skull. The tree can grow in a wide range of conditions and provides habitat for butterflies. It has many local names across Asia.

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    Bael

    Scientific classification
    Kingdom: Plantae
    (unranked): Angiosperms
    (unranked): Eudicots
    (unranked): Rosids
    Order: Sapindales
    Family: Rutaceae
    Subfamily: Aurantioideae
    Tribe: lauseneae
    !enus: Aegle
    orr"a
    Species: A. marmelos
    Binomial name
    Aegle marmelos
    (#$) orr$Serr$
    Bael
    From &ikipedia' t(e free encyclopedia
    Bael (Aegle marmelos) (also kno)n as Bengal quince' stone
    apple)' Bilva or

    (Tamil) is a species of tree nati*e to


    +ndia$ +t is present t(roug(out Sout(east Asia as a naturali,ed
    species$
    -./
    T(e tree is considered to be sacred by 0indus$ +ts fruits are
    used in traditional medicine and as a food t(roug(out its range$
    Contents
    . 1otanical information
    2 Fruit
    3 4ses
    3$. 4se in religious rituals
    5 0a,ards
    6 #ocal names
    7 References
    8 Furt(er reading
    9 E:ternal links
    Botanical information
    1ael is t(e only member of t(e monotypic genus Aegle$
    -./
    +t is a mid;
    si,ed' slender' aromatic' armed' gum;bearing tree gro)ing up to .9
    meters tall$
    1ael occurs in dry forests on (ills and plains of nort(ern' central and
    sout(ern +ndia' sout(ern <epal' Sri #anka' =yanmar' Pakistan'
    1anglades(' >ietnam' #aos' ambodia and T(ailand$ +t is culti*ated
    t(roug(out +ndia' as )ell as in Sri #anka' t(e nort(ern =alay
    Peninsula' ?a*a' t(e P(ilippines' and Fi@i$ +t (as a reputation in +ndia
    for being able to gro) in places t(at ot(er trees cannot$ +t copes )it(
    a )ide range of soil conditions (p0 range 6;.A)' is tolerant of
    )aterlogging and (as an unusually )ide temperature tolerance (from ;
    8B to 59B)$ +t reCuires a pronounced dry season to gi*e fruit$
    T(is tree is a lar*al foodplant for t(e follo)ing t)o +ndian S)allo)tail butterflies:
    T(e #ime 1utterfly: Papilio demoleus
    T(e ommon =ormon: Papilio polytes
    Fruit
    T(e bael fruit (as a smoot(' )oody s(ell )it( a green' gray' or yello) peel$ +t takes about .. mont(s to ripen
    on t(e tree and can reac( t(e si,e of a large grapefruit or pomelo' and some are e*en larger$ T(e s(ell is so (ard
    A ripe bael fruit in +ndia
    1ael fruit
    1ili Tree
    it must be cracked )it( a (ammer or mac(ete$ T(e fibrous yello) pulp is *ery
    aromatic$ +t (as been described as tasting of marmalade and smelling of roses$
    <umerous (airy seeds are encapsulated in a slimy mucilage$
    Uses
    T(e fruit is eaten fres( or dried$ +f fres(' t(e @uice is strained and s)eetened to
    make a drink similar to lemonade$ +t can be made into s(arbat (0indi) or Bela
    pana (Oriya: ) or bel pana (1engali: )' a refres(ing drink made
    of t(e pulp )it( )ater' sugar' and lime @uice' mi:ed' left to stand a fe) (ours'
    strained' and put on ice$ One large bael fruit may yield fi*e or si: liters of s(arbat$
    +f t(e fruit is to be dried' it is usually sliced and sun;dried$ T(e (ard leat(ery slices
    are t(en simmered in )ater$
    T(e lea*es and small s(oots are eaten as salad greens$
    T(e Tamil Sidd(ars call t(e plant koovilam (

    ) and use t(e fragrant


    lea*es for medicinal purposes' including dyspepsia and sinusitis$
    -citation needed/
    A
    confection called ilakam (

    ) is made of t(e fruit and used to treat


    tuberculosis and loss of appetite$
    -2/
    +t is used in Ayur*eda for many
    purposes' especially c(ronic constipation$
    -citation needed/
    Use in religious rituals
    T(e fruit is also used in religious rituals$ +n 0induism t(e tree is sacred$
    +t is used in t(e )ors(ip of S(i*a' )(o is said to fa*or t(e lea*es$ T(e
    trifoliate lea*es symboli,e t(e trident t(at S(i*a (olds in (is rig(t (and$
    T(e fruits )ere used in place of coconuts before large;scale rail
    transportation )as a*ailable$ T(e fruit is said to resemble a skull )it(
    a )(ite' bone;like outer s(ell and a soft inner part' and is sometimes
    called seer phael ((ead;fruit)$ 0o)e*er' it is Cuite likely t(at' t(e term
    DSeer P(alD (as coined from t(e Sanskrit term DShreePhal' )(ic(
    again is a common name for t(is fruit$ =any 0indus (a*e bael trees in
    t(eir courtyards$
    +n t(e traditional <e)ari culture of <epal' t(e bael tree is part of a
    fertility ritual for girls kno)n as t(e Bel baha$ !irls are EmarriedE to
    t(e bael fruit and as long as t(e fruit is kept safe and ne*er cracks t(e
    girl can ne*er become )ido)ed' e*en if (er (uman (usband dies$ T(is )as seen to be protection against t(e
    social disdain suffered by )ido)sin <e)ari community $
    Hazards
    Furing t(e bael season t(ere is danger from falling fruits )(ic( are *ery (ard and (ea*y$ T(ey can cause in@ury
    and property damage$
    Local names
    Sout(;East Asia
    1urmese: GouD s(iDG or GoHI JiIG
    K(mer: GpnK*G
    #ao: GmLMk tuMmG
    =alay: pokok maja batu (tree)
    T(ai: GmatuumG (tree: Gton matuumGN fruit luug matuum)
    Sout( Asia
    Assamese:
    0indi: (Sirp(al)
    !u@arati:
    4rdu: (1ael)OPQ' (Sirp(al) ORS TUV
    Oriya:
    1engali:
    Kannada:
    Konkani: gorakamli
    =alayalam:
    =arat(i: or (Ka*eet()
    Pun@abi: Beel
    Sanskrit :
    Sind(i: WXYZ [\]
    Sin(alese: (1eli)
    Tamil:

    (>il*am)
    Telugu: (maredu)
    Sir Phal (old 0indi)
    References
    .$ ^
    a

    b
    EPurdue 0orticultureE ((ttp:GG)))$(ort$purdue$eduGne)cropGropFactS(eetsGbael$(tml) $
    0ort$purdue$edu$ (ttp:GG)))$(ort$purdue$eduGne)cropGropFactS(eetsGbael$(tml$ Retrie*ed 2A.2;A2;.6$
    2$ ^ Raamac(andran' ?$ Herbs of Siddha Medicines' T(e First 3F 1ook on 0erbs' pp$.7$
    Further reading
    0$K$1ak(ru (.__8)$ Foods that Heal. The atural !ay to "ood Health$ Orient Paperbacks$ +S1< 9.;
    222;AA33;9$
    External lins
    (is(olm' 0ug(' ed$ (._..)$ E1ael FruitE$ #ncyclop$dia Britannica (..t( ed$)$ ambridge
    4ni*ersity Press$
    aldecott' Todd (2AA7)$ %yurveda& The 'ivine Science of (ife$ Else*ierG=osby$ +S1< A;8235;
    35.A;8$ ontains a detailed monograp( on %egle marmelos (1il)a) as )ell as a discussion of (ealt(
    benefits and usage in clinical practice$ A*ailable online at
    (ttp:GG)))$toddcaldecott$comGinde:$p(pG(erbsGlearning;(erbsG398;bil*a
    Retrie*ed from E(ttp:GGen$)ikipedia$orgG)Ginde:$p(p`titlea1aelboldida6.655A83.E
    ategories: Rutaceae Fruits originating in Asia rops originating from +ndia Flora of 1urma
    Flora of <epal Flora of +ndia 0indu plant )ors(ip Plants used in Ayur*eda
    T(is page )as last modified on . October 2A.2 at A_:57$
    Te:t is a*ailable under t(e reati*e ommons Attribution;S(areAlike #icenseN additional terms may
    apply$ See Terms of 4se for details$
    &ikipediac is a registered trademark of t(e &ikimedia Foundation' +nc$' a non;profit organi,ation$

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