Uses of Quince-(Bahi/Naashpaati)

Scientific Name: Cydonia oblonga.
English Name: Quince
Local Name: Bahi
Arabic Name: Safarjal
Family: Rosaceae
Habit & Habitat: Small tree (shrub) found in dry rocky
places, foothills and cultivated on
the plains.

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Medicinal uses: Heart diseases, diarrhea,
endocarditis, pericarditis, dysentery
References from Ahadith:
Hazrat Talha bin Ubaid Ullah (R.A) narrated that Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) said: This (Quince) makes the heart strengthen, makes the breath pleasant and relieves (removes) the burden of the chest.
Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (R.A) narrated that Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) said, “Eat the Quince (Safarjal) because it cure the heart attack and relieves(removes) the burden of the chest”.
Hazrat Anus bin Malik (R.A) narrated that Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) said: the burden of the heart is removed by eating of the Quince.
The Holy Prophet (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) said, “Eat quince, for it sweetens the heart. For Allah has sent no prophet as His messenger without feeding him on the quince of Paradise.
Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) said, “Feed your pregnant women on quince, for it cures the diseases of the heart and makes the babies handsome”.
Distribution in world:
S. Europe-Mediterranean.
Europe; France; Iraq; Jerusalem; Spain; Turkey; US.
Flowering Period:
April-May
Chemical constituents:
Fruit contains glucoside, malic acid, tartaric acid, uronic acid. Seed kernel contains amgydalin tannin and mucilage, 19% fixed oil containing 42% oleic acid, 40% linoleic acid. Mucilage is composed of 33% larabinose, uronic acid and xylose.