Extraordinary Health Benefits of Wood Apple / Bel Fruit

Wood apple or Bel is actually an herb and its scientific name is Limonia acidisssima. It also calls for other names like elephant apple, monkey fruit, and much more in various parts of the world. Wood apple is a native of India, but available all over in the Indian subcontinent as well as another part of the planet. The fruit is extremely healthy for our health. 

Some Extraordinary Health Benefits of Wood apple / Bel Fruit

The health benefits wood apple is, many including relief of constipation, dysentery, diarrhea, respiratory problems, piles, indigestion and peptic ulcer. Let’s learn about some Extraordinary Health Benefits of Wood apple / Bel Fruit:

Constipation

Ripe wood apple is extremely the best of all kinds of laxatives. It tones up and clears the intestines. If someone takes the juice (sharbat) of ripe wood apple for 2/3 months, they can get relief from chronic disease like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Heart diseases

Make a mixture of ripe wood apple and some ghee (butter) and add the mixture in the daily diet to fight against heart disease including heart attacks and heart strokes. It reduces the levels of blood glucose up to 54%. 

Haemorrhoids

The compound in wood apple named Tannin is very effective to treat hemorrhoids, diarrhea, cholera, and vitiligo. It also works in anemia, eye and ear disorders. 

Breast milk

The juice of ripe wood apple should be drunk with jaggery and ginger powder by the lactating mothers. It helps to create more breast milk for the children.

Cholesterol control

The juice of ripe wood apple works to control the levels of cholesterol and reduces more cholesterol from the blood. It also controls tissue lipid profiles, triglycerides, and serum. 

Anti-inflammatory properties

Ripe wood apple juice fights against inflammations as it has anti-inflammatory properties and it decreases histamine provoked contractions. It makes relaxed along with sooth to the inflamed organs. 

Skin rash

Make a mixture of cumin, bay leaf juice (30ml) and wood apple juice. Drink the liquid 2 times per day to treat urticaria. It also works for skin rashes along with the symptoms of raised, itchy bumps and pale redness. 

Blood purifier

Take some boiled water and mix about 50 grams of wood apple pulp along with some honey and drink the liquid daily at least one time. It will keep your blood pure and free of various types of blood diseases.

Precautions/Warnings

But, here are some precautions/ warning while consuming wood apples:

• Eating a huge quantity of wood apple or its juice can make the problems of the digestive organs
• Patients with the problems of thyroid must not consume wood apples
• Wood apples must be avoided by the pregnant women.