19.Dr. Neha Chlamela.cdr INTRODUCTION – 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 1 2groves. Bilva has been conserved since ages. More than 15 synonyms of Bilva are depicted in Ayurvedic texts, like Shandilya, Shailush, Shreephal, Maloor, Gandhgarbh, 3 Kantaki, Sadaphala, Mahakapittha, Granthil etc. Bilva (Aegle marmelos Corr.) belongs to Plantae kingdom, Geraniales 4order and Rutaceae family . 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 5Telugu, Belin Urdu and Bengal quince in English . Its tree found throughout India its forest found in south India, Bihar and Bengal it has religious signicance because of this 6it is generally found near temples .Bilva is Kashaya, Tikta Rasa, Laghu, RukshaGuna and KatuVipaka, UshanaVirya 7drug and has Kapha-VataShamak property . LITERATURE REVIEW – There is an extent description of Bilva in our classical text and Nighhantus mainly described the properties of various parts of Bilva. Acharya Charaka mentioned Bilva in Shothahar, Arshoghn, Aasthapanopaga and Anuvasnopaga Mahak 8ashaya . In Sushrut Samhita it is mentioned in Vrhut 9Panchmoola, Varunadi Gana and Ambasthadi gana . REVIEW OF “BILVA"- A MARVELOUS MEDICINE Original Research Paper Dr. Neha Chalmela PG Scholar, PG Dept. Of Dravyaguan, Govt. Dhanwantari Ayurveda College Ujjain (MP) Ayurveda KEYWORDS : VOLUME-9, ISSUE-3, MARCH-2020 • PRINT ISSN No. 2277 - 8160 • DOI : 10.36106/gjra Dr. Shiromani Mishra* Guide & Associate Professor, PG Dept. Of Dravyaguan, Govt. Dhanwantari Ayurveda College Ujjain (MP) *Corresponding Author USES OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF BILVA IN NIGHANTUS Bhavaprakash 10Nighantu 11Shaligram Nighantu 12Kaiyadeva Nighantu 13Dhanwantari Nighantu Bilva Patra (Leaves) Vatahar, shothahar, Jwa r ahar, sleshmanisarak, grahi aamshulaghan Kapha, vata aam and shoolnashak grahi and Rochak Vatahar and Sangrahi ---- Bilva Pushpa (Flowers) Benecial in Atisar (diarrhea) Trusha (Thirst), vaman (Vomiting) Benecial in Atisar (diarrhea) Trusha (Thirst) and Vaman (Vomiting) Benecial in Atisar (Diarrhoea) Trusha (Thirst) and Vaman (Vomiting) ---- Bilva Moola Vatanadi Sansthan , Shamak, Madhur, Chhar dighan, Vatahara ---- Madhur, Laghu, Trido sh ahar cure vomiting, dyso urea (Mutrakrichha) and Shoola Tridoshanasak chhardinasak madhur in Rasa and Laghu in Guna Bilva Taila ---- Ushna and Vata vinashak Ushna and Uttam vatahar ---- Bilva Phala Unripe fruit - Katu, Tikta fruit, Kashaya snigdh, Ushna, Deepan, Grahi, Vatakapha nashak, Protect to intestine Ripe fruit – Madhur suga n d h i g u r u ( H e a v y ) , vidahi vishtambhi, durj ar doshkar, Amulomic durgandhayukta ---- Unripe fruit – Katu, Kashaya, Tikta Rasa, Ushana in Veerya Deepan, Pachan, Tikshna, Laghu, Grahi, Hridya, Vat kaphanashak Ripe Fruits – Madhur Anurasa, Guru, Vidahi, V i s h t a m b h i , D u r j a r, Doshkar, Diminished, Jathragni, Rot smelling due to Apanvayu vikruti Unripe fruit – Snighdha in guna, Sangrahi Deepan, Katu Tikta, Kashaya in Rasa, Tikshna, Vata Kapha shamak. Ripe fruit – Madhur Anurasa, Guru in guna, Vidhahi vishtambhakar, Rot smelling due to Apan vayu vikruti Bilva Peshika (Dry pulp) ---- Kapha, Vata, Aam, Shoo lnashak, Malarodhak Kaphavata shamak, Aa m packak, Grahi, Sho olhar ---- X 51GJRA - GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS 14BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION – A moderate size tree 6.0 – 7.5 m. high, Branches armed with straight sharp axillary. 2.5 cm long spine leaves trifoliate, occasionally digitate, Five foliate, leaets ovate or ovate lanceolate acuminate, crenate, lateral sessile, terminal long petioled. Flowers greenish white, in short axillary panicles, fruits globose grey or yellowish, rind woody. Seeds many, oblong, embedded in sacs covered with thick orange coloured sweet pulp. ROGAGHANTA – In Ayurvedic textBilva is described to treatAtisara, Pravahika, Agnimandya, Grahani, Raktatisara, Vibandha, Visuchika, 14Raktarsha, Vaman etc. 15Chemical constituents – Ÿ Marmelosin Ÿ Aegelin Ÿ Aegelinin Ÿ Marmin Ÿ Musilaze Ÿ Poctine Ÿ Sugar Ÿ Volatile oil etc 16PARTS USED – Root, leaf, fruits, Bark Ÿ For churna use unripe fruits Ÿ For Murabba use underdone fruit Ÿ For Panak use ripe fruits Ÿ For Doshmoola kwatha use moola (Root) of Bilva. 17ACTION & USES – ROOTS – The roots are sweet astringent, bitter and febrifuge, useful in diarrhea, dysentery, dyspepsia, gastralgia, palpitation, seminal weakness, uropathy, vomiting, intermittent fever, swelling & gastric irritability in infants. LEAVES – Are astringent, laxative and expectorant and useful in opthalmia, deafness, diabetes UNRIPE FRUITS – Are bitter, acrid, sour, astringent digestive and stomachic and are useful in diarrhoea, dysentery and stomachalgia. RIPE FRUITS – Are astringent sweet, aromatic cooling, febrifuge, laxative and tonic and are good for heart and brain and in dyspepsia. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY PROVED IN PREVIOUS RESEARCH WORKS – The crude extracts of Bilva are reported widely to act as 1 8 1 9antidiabetic analgesic , anti-inammatory and , 20antihyperglycemic and antidyslipidemic, , 21 antidiarrhoeal oral hypoglycaemic anticancer , antiviral , 22 23, 24 25, antifungal radioprotective , cardioprotective 26 27, and antispermatogenic 28 agents. Recent studies demonstrate the curative effects of the ethanolic extract of Bilva plants against 2,4,6- trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) – induced colitis in rats 29through its anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant properties. 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