Top Benefits of Wood Apple (Bael Fruit)

Top benefits of wood apple (Bael fruit)

What is the wood apple?

Wood apple is a fruit, which is covered with a hard layer of yellowish-green color and softens form inside, its pulp is a brownish color and lots of small white seed. Wood apple is growing on the tree in a spherical shape with 7-10 inches diameter.

Wood apple is a popular fruit in India but it is native from India’s neighbor countries like Thailand,

Sri Lankan. And know with the different names Indian wood apple, curd fruit, monkey fruit, elephant apple. But popular with the name “BAEL fruit “. The scientific name of Wood apple is “Aegle marmelos”.

Its pulp can be eaten directly, or pulp mixed with coconut milk to make a delicious healthy drink. Pulp is used to make jam, and ice cream

Nutritional value of Wood Apple

There are lots of health benefits of wood apple because of its nutritional value such as its vitamins, mineral other organic compounds, calcium, iron, protein, phosphorus, fibers, including Tannins.

Top Benefits of Wood Apple

1. Cure of Anemia

Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells reduces, this is caused by not consuming enough amount of Iron in the diet. Eating a wood apple or its Juice help to cure Anemia and reduce Iron deficiency within a week.

2. Purify Blood

A small amount of wood apple fruit juice mixed with warm water and a little amount of sugar, consume daily to remove toxins and other harmful products from the blood. It reduces the stress of Kidney and Liver.

3. Cure of Constipation

Wood apple is full of fiber and fiber is good to cure constipation. Juice made by its pulp act as a laxative which clean intestine.

4. Cure stomach Ulcer

Tannin is a type of plant compound found in the leaves of wood apple, helpful to cure Peptic Ulcers. Soaked some leaves of wood apple after overnight stain it and consume that water every day for a week. Its smoothies are also helpful in the cure of stomach Ulcer. Wood apple is a good source of beta-carotene which improves Liver Health, also contains riboflavin and thiamine, both are good for Liver and Stomach Health.

5. Control cholesterol and Diabetes

Its leaves help to reduce cholesterol levels and reduce the chance of Diabetes. studies say that Methanol is found in the leaves of this plant, and Methanol has properties to reduce levels of lipid and other fatty acids. Wood apple help in controlling the flow, balance, and secretion of sugars into the bloodstream. Basically, it controls hormone Insulin and level of glucose at same time wood apple also increase energy level.

6. Source of antioxidant

The human body requires antioxidants to reduce free radicals. Wood Apple is a good source of antioxidants, it heals

the damaged cell, antioxidant delay aging process and keep skin young for a longer time, antioxidant reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer and other diseases.

7. Cure of Scurvy

Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin C, in severe conditions it is life-threatening. Cure by consuming sufficient amount of vitamin C. Wood apple is again a good source of Vitamin C, consuming its juice supply adequate amount of Vit-C and strengthen our Immune system.

8. Snakebite

For a long time, wood apple roots and leaves are used to treat snakebite, its use is found in Ayurveda as it reduces the effect of snake venom.

9. Eyes health

Wood apple is rich in Vitamin A, eating this fruit can be beneficial for eyes health, Its Foliage is effective in the treatment of eyes inflammations.

10. Helpful in Fever

The root of wood apple uses to treat many forms of fever. In Ayurveda tell us to cure the problem of Vata, Pitta, and Cough

11. Cure of Asthma

Eating wood apples helps in curing a chronic respiratory condition such as Asthma. It also helps to reduce soreness of the throat.

12. Wood apple for Hair Health

Wood apple of good for overall health but also a boon for promoting Hair growth. Its anti-microbial properties cure various scalp and hair infections such as dandruff, itching. It nourishes the hair follicle and provides essential nutrients, improves blood circulation. Eating wood apple reduces stress and anxiety which is also good for hair growth.

Other Ayurvedic Health Benefits of Wood apple (Bael fruit).

• Reduce Headache: -drink overnight soaked leaves water, it led to relief Headache ‘nausea, vomiting

• Reduce the risk of Heatstroke: - drink its Juice daily in summer

• Ear infection: - its leaves reduce ear infections

• Act as Coolant in summer

• Reduce swelling

• Helpful in Piles

• Reduce Joints inflammations

• Act as a Blood purifier

• Maintain blood pressure

• Reduce body Toxicity

• Helpful in Irritable bowel syndromes