REVIEW OF “BILVA"- A MARVELOUS MEDICINE

Dr. Neha Chalmela, Dr. Shiromani Mishra

Abstract


In this modern era of globalization people are very busy in their own work and focuses only on his career as a result they do not care about their health to save time they eat instant, packaged food or unhealthy food resulting many peoples are suffering from so many digestive problems like loss of appetite, weak digestion constipation, diarrhea, piles etc.

            Ayurveda, traditional system of Indian medicine is very rich about herbal medicine, Bilva is very useful& common herbal medicine. The word Bilva is derived from ‘bil’ to split. Ya– ska derived this word from bhr. ‘to support’ or ‘to nourish’, or from bhid ‘to split’. Bilva consists of dried stem bark of Aegle marmelos Corr. (Fam. Rutaceae), an armed, medium sized tree occurring in the plains and upto 1000 m in the hills as well as cultivated throughout the country, particularly in sacred groves.1Bilva has been conserved since ages.2 More than 15 synonyms of Bilva are depicted   in Ayurvedic texts, like Shandilya, Shailush, Shreephal, Maloor, Gandhgarbh, Kantaki, Sadaphala, Mahakapittha, Granthil etc.3 Bilva (Aegle marmelos Corr.) belongs to Plantae kingdom, Geraniales order and Rutaceae family4. Vernacular names of Bilva are Bela or Bilva in Bangala, Bael or Baela in Marathi, Vilvam in Tamil, Bill or Billum in Gujarati, Bela in Oriya, Maredu in Telugu, Belin Urdu and Bengal quince in English5.


Keywords


BILVA, Ayurveda, herbal medicine

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