Bilwa is an excellent herb for promoting the proper function of the bowels and healthy stool formation. Its astringent quality helps dry excess Kapha in the colon while promoting the natural binding of the stool. Bilwa soothes the mucus membranes in the intestines and its heating action helps balance the downward moving energies of Vata. It also stimulates the digestive fire and eliminates natural toxins in the GI tract.

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Aegle marmelos (Bilwa)

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Bilwa (Aegle marmelos)

A. marmeloshas been reported to contain several phytoconstituents mainly marmenol, marmin, marmelosin, marmelide, psoralen, alloimperatorin, rutaretin, scopoletin, aegelin, marmelin, fagarine, anhydromarmelin, limonene, alpha-phellandrene, betulinic acid, marmesin, imperatorin, marmelosin, luvangentin and auroptene.

Extensive experimental and clinical studies prove that A. marmelos possesses antidiarrhoeal, antimicrobial, antiviral, radioprotective, anticancer, chemopreventive, antipyretic, ulcer healing, antigenotoxic, diuretic, antifertility and anti-inflammatory properties, which help it to play role in prevention and treatment of many diseases (1).

1. Rahman S, Parvin R. Therapeutic potential of Aegle marmelos (L.)-An overview. Asian Pac J Trop Dis. 2014;4(1):71-7.

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