Nepali :
Bel
Sanskrit: Vilra
English : Beal fruit
Hindi: Bel
Scientific name : Aegle marmelos linn. correa ex Roxb.
Family: Rutaceae
Habit: A spinous tree
Flowering Period: March-July
Fruiting Period: April-June (next year)
Chemical Constituents :
Vitamins and Xanthotoxins. Umbelliferone, skimmianine from bark, roots and mucilage and pectin from fruit.
Occurence:
Tropical to Sub-tropical zone (upto 1200m)
Description :
A moderate-sized , slender, aromatic tree, 6-7.5 m in height and 90-120cm in girth , with a somewhat fluted bole of 3-4.5m, growing wild throughout the decidous forests.
Uses:
The fruits are official in the pharmacopoeia. They are valued in Ayurvedic medicine.
Source: Dutta, I.C. (2007). Non Timber Forest Products of Nepal.
Sanskrit: Vilra
English : Beal fruit
Hindi: Bel
Scientific name : Aegle marmelos linn. correa ex Roxb.
Family: Rutaceae
Habit: A spinous tree
Flowering Period: March-July
Fruiting Period: April-June (next year)
Chemical Constituents :
Vitamins and Xanthotoxins. Umbelliferone, skimmianine from bark, roots and mucilage and pectin from fruit.
Occurence:
Tropical to Sub-tropical zone (upto 1200m)
Description :
A moderate-sized , slender, aromatic tree, 6-7.5 m in height and 90-120cm in girth , with a somewhat fluted bole of 3-4.5m, growing wild throughout the decidous forests.
Uses:
The fruits are official in the pharmacopoeia. They are valued in Ayurvedic medicine.
Source: Dutta, I.C. (2007). Non Timber Forest Products of Nepal.
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