Bael Fruit

The tree is the abode of Lord Shiva. This tree has been traced to Vedic period . The Yajurveda mentions the bael fruit. The bael tree abounds in the vicinity of temples. The leaves of the tree bark is traditionally used as sacred offering to Lord Shiva.

Several chemical constituents have been isolated and identified from various parts of the bael tree. These include alkaloids, coumarins and steroids sterol and aegelin. The fruit has marmorosin. Roots of the tree have been found to contain psoralin, xanthotoxin, scopoletin arid tembamide.