Aegle Marmelos...local names Bael, Bel, Bilva, Stone apple, etc is a native sacred tree found all over India and tropical countries and one of the highly medicinal trees of India. The popular three pronged leaves of bael can sometimes even be 5 or 7 in number. The leaves, roots, bark and fruit is antidiabetic, anticancerous, antimicrobial and a immunity booster. The raw bael and ripe bael have different medicinal benefits to treat different ailments. The Bael fruit outer shell is so tough that it doesn’t burst open even after ripening. Bcos of tree’s sturdy, tough drought resistant nature and maintenance free quality, it is used in unfertile marginal lands for reforestation, though it is slow growing by nature. It is also used commercially to make juices, jams, syrups, etc. Bael fruit is another fruit that has disappeared from fruit stalls and we need to bring them back in the store and into our diet.