VILWA

1. Botanical name :Aegle Marmelos
2. Family :Rutaceae
3. Tamil :Vilwam
4. Hindi :Bel
5. Malayalam :Koovalam
6. English :Bengal quince
7. Habit :A small or medium sized deciduous tree, bark with furrows, armed with straight sharp axillary thorn, leaves trifoliate and aromatic due the presence of minute glands on the surface of the leaves.
8. Distribution :It is found as wild in the sub Himalayan tract and central and southern part of india.
9. Useful part :Root, Bark, Leaves, Fruits
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa :Kasaya, Tikta
    • Guna :Ruksa, Laghu
    • Veerya :Usna
    • Vipaka :Katu
    • Karma :Kaphavatasamaka
11. Indications :
12. Dose :Powder 3-6gms, juice 12-24gms, syrup 24-48gms, decoction 40-80gms, root bark powder 3-6 gms.
13. Formulations : Bilvapañcaka kv?tha, Bilv?di c?r?a, Bilva taila, Bilv?di gh?ta, Vilwadi gu?ik?, Da?am?larista-kv?tha.

LEAF

FRUIT