The fruits, leaves, twigs and root of this Sacred Indian Plant- bael tree are used medicinally. They are rich in coumarins, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins and oil. The leaves with astringent properties are used in the treatment of peptic ulcers. The young leaves can be eaten as salad. Fruits are eaten fresh or made into jam and drinks. The sliced, sun-dried fruit are used to improve appetite. The dried pulp is also an astringent and helps reduces digestive tract discomforts. It is an excellent remedy for diarrhoea and dysentery. The pulp is also used to treat respiratory disorders as well as in the treatment of leukoderma. A decoction of the astringent unripe fruit, combined with fennel and ginger, is recommended for haemorrhoids. Flowers are distilled to make perfumes. Fruit pulp is used as detergent. The wood is hard but not durable, used to make handles of small tools.

കൂവളത്തിന്റെ ഇലകൾ,  പൂക്കൾ, വേരുകൾ തുടങ്ങിയ ഔഷധമല്യമുളളവയാണ്.

Medium to big deciduous trees growing to a height of 12m. Shallowly furrowed Bark, cylindric branchlets; axillary sharp thorns in young stems. ovate-elliptic alternate, aromatic, trifoliate Leaves; leaflets elliptic or ovate, lanceolate., Inflorescence axillary and terminal, racemose or corymbose panicles, Flowers bisexual greenish white sweet scented. Calyx 4/5-lobed, cupular, free above, ciliate. Petals 4-5 fleshy and white. Stamens numerous in 2 or 3 series. Ovary ovoid; style short; stigma oblong. Fruit globose or ellipsoid with a hard, woody, greenish yellow rind. Seeds numerous, embedded in mucilage and orange or yellow sweet pulp.