Family Name: Rutaceae
Botanical Name(s): Aegle Marmelos
Popular Name(s): Bael, Quince, Apple Wood and Holy Fruit Tree.
Parts Used: Bark, Fruit Pulp and Leaves
Habitat: Found all over deciduous forests in India.
Description: It is a small deciduous tree, growing 5-8 m tall and 4-6 m wide, related to apples and pears and just like them has a pome fruit, which is bright golden yellow when mature, pear-shaped, 7-12 cm long and 6-9 cm broad. The immature fruit are green in color.
Uses: It is used in colisting diarrhea, dysentery, constipation and diarrhea. It is aromatic, astringent, cooling, febrifuge and also acts as tonic for heart and brain.