Greenfield to Garden

Planting the seeds of environmental consciousness and personal growth, embarked on a transformative journey with the course "Social Connectivity and Responsibilities.

ABOUT BAEL

Bael, Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa, is one of the medicinally treasured tree species [1] out of the 250,000 living terrestrial plant species on earth. Bael is also known as begal-quince, golden apple, and stone apple in India [2] and a sacred tree in places where Hindus lives. Bael trees are usually planted near temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and routinely worshiped by the devotees [3]. Bael is one of the most appreciated plants used in ayurvedic medicine by the Indian and other South Asian inhabitants in ancient history [4]. According to the historical records, bael is used as a medicinal and food item since 5000 B.C. [5] and known to human beings even when writing the famous Sanskrit epic-poem Ramayana [6]. Bael mentioned in the renowned book Charaka Samhita, a comprehensive compilation of all the essential ayurvedic information, which identified bael as a necessary item in ayurvedic medicine [6]. The tree is aromatic, and all the parts are medicinally important [2]. Fruits, leaves, bark, roots, and seeds are used in ayurvedic and folk medicine systems to treat various ailments [2, 5].