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Name: Wood Apple (Bael)
Brand: Siribele Natural
SKU: SN-P268
Price: 30 INR
Availability: InStock
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MRP: ₹ 30₹ 30

Product Description

Natural product from Sira Natural Farm.

What is wood apple or bael?

Wood apple or bel (bael) in Hindi is also known by its other names: Bengal quince, golden apple, stone apple and Japanese bitter orange. Bel is considered sacred in Hinduism and its leaves, which have three prongs, are often used in pujas since they are symbolic of Shiva's trident.

The fruit is round or pear-shaped with a hard shell. It contains yellow pulp inside which is tangy, fragrant and refreshing. At a glance, the pulp resembles marmalade and has a citrusy, tamarind-like taste.

The pulp is used in making sherbets and other drinks. In the Indian state of Odisha, bel pana, a drink with milk, sugar and fruit pulp, is relished in the summer months.

Health benefits of wood apple

Every part of the wood apple tree is used in traditional and folk medicine, from its leaves to roots to seeds. Its fruit is also a nutritional powerhouse with many health benefits.

Wood apple contains phytoconstituents marmenol, marmin, marmelosin, marmelide, psoralen, alloimperatorin, rutaretin, scopoletin, aegelin, marmelin, fagarine, anhydromarmelin, limonene, â-phellandrene, betulinic acid, marmesin, imperatorin, marmelosin, luvangentin and auroptene.

It also has tannin and riboflavin and various organic acids like ascorbic acid, tartaric acid, oxalic acid and malic acid. Let's look at some of wood apple's health benefits.

1. Prevents diarrhoea and improves gut health: Wood apple or bel has antidiarrhoeal properties that can stop stomach infections and diarrhoea caused by bacteria E. Coli and Shigella. The unripe fruit of bel can stop bacteria from multiplying in the gut. Before science validated it, Ayurveda and folk medicine had been prescribing wood apple for diarrhoea for centuries.

2. Fights fungus, virus and bacteria: Wood apple contains compounds that can ward off microbes that cause diseases. It is most effective against bacteria like Bacillus subtilis followed by Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has also shown anti-viral activity against coxsackievirus responsible for meningitis, hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, myocarditis and encephalitis.

3. May protect against ill effects of radiation: Studies on rats have confirmed bel extracts can protect healthy tissues against radiation. Bel contains radioprotective compounds that protect normal tissues against radiation injury, which generated cancer-causing free radicals.

4. May protect against cancer: The extracts of wood apple could stop the spread of breast cancer cells, according to a study. Some of the phytochemicals in the fruit, such as lupeol, eugenol, citral, cineole and d-limonene, tend to work like anticancer medication. In fact, the extracts of wood apple, (lupeol, eugenol, limonene, citral, rutin, and anthocyanins) can be used to prevent cancer, according to a study on rats.

5. Fights fever: Wood apple is an antipyretic agent, which means it fights fever. The extracts of the fruit were found to have improved fever by reducing the body temperature in animal tests.

6. Could heal ulcers: Wood apple or bel may be good for stomach health as it has powerful antioxidant properties to heal ulcers.

7. Good for kidney health and blood pressure: Wood apple is a diuretic that helps the kidney in removing excess sodium from the body in the form of urine. It also relieves pressure from veins and arteries, lowering blood pressure.