Abstract

PHYTOCHEMISTRY, PHARMACOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINAL USES OF AEGLE MARMELOS PLANT: A COMPENDIOUS REVIEW

Kalyani D. Muley*, Nikita M. Lidabe, Rohini S. Palekar, Suvarna N. Waghmare, Sanket C. Kore and Lalit S. Mahajan

Abstract

In an ancient time, the plants were used as medicine in various diseases. In India various medicinal system uses parts of plants (leaves, barks, seed, fruit, flower, stem, root) to cure and treat number of various human ailments. Aegle marmelos is one of the medicinal plant, also known as bael have spiritual as well as medicinal importance. The leaves of Bael are used during the worship of lord shiva. Bael belongs to family Rutaceae. In peninsular India, the tree is very commonly found in dry forest hills and central & southern Indian plains. The present review article aims to reveal an updated and explicit information on the botanical aspect, ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical and pharmacological activities of Aegle marmelos. Marmelos has been extensively studied for their medicinal activity, and different phytochemical were isolated from various parts of the plant using various advanced pharmacological technologies.

Keywords: Aegle marmelos, Ecology, Phytochemistry, Ethanpharmacology.