Wood Apple: The Superfruit of Summer with Surprising Health Benefits
Wood Apple or Bael is a green-colored fruit of the Bilva Patra tree which turns dark yellow after ripening. In English, it is known as Wood Apple but its scientific name is “Aegle Marmelos”. It is very hard from the outside but its inside is filled with pulp and seeds. Wood Apple’s fragrance is also soothing to the heart.
The vine-like fruit is rich in nutrients and medicinal properties. Often in summer, people make and drink wood apple juice. Bael or wood apple is a fruit that is very beneficial for the heart and mind. It also prevents stomach-related diseases and intestinal diseases in our body, that is, a fruit like Bael is considered healthy and full of nutrients for the human body.
Apart from this, it is also known by other names which are as follows: Bel or Bel Pattra, Kodbel, Tufa Alkhashab (Arabic), Elephant Apple, Monkey Fruit, Kavat, Kurd Apple, Stone Apple, and in the Sanskrit language it is called “Sevam”. Limonia acidissima another species which is often known as Monkey Fruit, Elephant Apple, or Wood Apple, is a fruit that resembles a Bael/Wood Apple in appearance.
