สรรพคุณของมะตูม
- ผลแก่แต่ไม่สุกใช้รับประทานเป็นยาบำรุงร่างกาย รักษาธาตุ บำรุงธาตุไฟ
- ผลสุกสามารถนำมาใช้เป็นยาระบายได้
- ช่วยรักษาอาการท้องร่วง ท้องเดิน โรคลำไส้
- ใช้รักษาอาการท้องผูกเรื้อรังได้
- ใบสดนำมาคั้นเอาน้ำ ใช้แก้หวัด
- เปลือกรากและลำต้นจะช่วยแก้อาการไข้จับสั่น
- แก้ลม แก้มูกเลือด
- ช่วยรักษาอาการหลอดลมอักเสบ
Health Benefits
- The medicinal value of Bael fruit is enhanced due to presence of Tanin, the evaporating substance in its rind. The rind contains 20% and the pulp has only 9% of Tanin. This substance helps to cure diabetes.
- An ideal summer drink – The bael sharbat is cooling, refreshing, highly nutritious, mild laxative and tonic during hot summers.
- Treatment of Asthma – Grind 5 gms. of Bael leaves. Add 1 spoon of honey. Take orally in morning and evening for relief.
- Cure of Anaemia – Extract the pulp of Bael. Dry it and grind it to powder form. Add one spoonful of this powder to boiled cowmilk. Also add some sugar candy. Take this dose twice a day in morning and evening for a long period.
- Fractures – Extract the pulp of raw bael. Dry it and grind it to powder form. Mix 10 gms. of powder, 50 gms. of pure ghee, ½ spoonful of turmeric powder with a glass of luke warm water, stir well. Take it orally twice a day.
- Healing of Wound – Take rind, root, leaves, fruit pulp of equal quantity. Grind them to extract juice. Add 10 gms. of honey. Drink it.
- Swollen Joints – Few bael pulp mixed with hot mustard oil to be applied on the affected area twice a day during morning and evening for relief.
- High Blood Pressure – Bael leaves to be taken every morning. The juice of bael leaves added with honey can also be taken every morning.
- Jundice – Extract juice of 100 nos. of soft bael leaves. Mix it with the powder of 10 Nos. of black pepper. Take the mixture every morning and evening. Added to this take at least five glasses of sugarcane juice daily after meals.
- Diarrhoea – Dry raw bael fruit pulp. Take out seeds. The dried pulp if consumed quickly, stops loose motion.
- Troubles During Pregnancy – One spoon of raw fruit pulp if taken twice a day stops frequent vomiting nausea during pregnancy. Little sugar candy may be added to the pulp for taste.
- Typhoid – Our body becomes weak due to high fever. Grind 200 bael leaves. Boil in one cup of water till it becomes thick. Take this paste with a little honey twice or thrice a day.
- Healthy Mind and Brain – Ripe bael fruit taken with fresh cream (butter) and sugar candy powder sharpens concentration and intelligence.