Aegle marmelos commonly called as bael or golden apple. However, despite its traditional usage as an antidiarrhoeal there is limited information regarding its mode of action in infectious forms of diarrhoea. Bael patra aegle marmelos bilva uses, benefits and properties. Bael is native of northern india, but is found widely throughout the indian. In studies spanning nearly a decade, it has been observed that bael prevented radiationinduced illeffects, and the results of these studies indicate that it.
Bael is a slow growing, tough subtropical tree and is the only plant. Physico chemical analysis of bael aegle marmelos fruit. For diarrhoea and dysentery treatment, bael fruit is. Extensive experimental and clinical studies prove that aegle marmelos. Aegle marmelos, a plant indigenous to india has been used by the inhabitants of the indian subcontinent for over 5000 years. Phytochemical analysis on leaf extract of aegle marmelos. The leaves, bark, roots, fruits and seeds are used extensively in the indian traditional system of medicine the ayurveda and in various folk medicine to treat myriad ailments.
Recently, series of phenylethyl cinnamides, which included new compounds named anhydromarmeline, aegelinosides a and b were isolated from aegle marmelos leaves which are. The numerous phytochemical constituents of this plant have been exposed namely. Correa accepted name bael tree plantae tracheophyta magnoliopsida sapindales rutaceae aegle aegle marmelos l. Aug 19, 20 medicinal uses of aegle marmelos bael the leaves of aegle marmelos, neem and tulsi are made of a decoction which is said to decrease symptoms in hivaids patients.
Medicinal action and usesfresh halfripe bael fruit is mildly astringent and is used in india for dysentery and diarrhoea. Antidiabetic activity of aegle marmelos and its relationship with its antioxidant properties. Rutaceae, commonly known as bael, is used to treat fevers, abdomen pain, palpitation of the heart, urinary troubles, melancholia, anorexia, dyspepsia, diabetes and diarrhea in indian traditional systems of medicine. Biological activities and volatile constituents of aegle. The various parts of aegle marmelos, precisely fruit, have an immense range of medicinal uses in folk medicine and used for the healing of different disease. Hence, we evaluated the hot aqueous extract decoction of dried unripe fruit pulp of. This is an important medicinal plant having traditional and folk medicines and ethnomedicinal applications. Rutaceae, commonly known as bael, bengal quince is a tree of indian origin, well known from pre historic time. Correa commonly known table 1 as bael or bilva belonging to the family rutaceae has been widely used in indigenous systems of indian medicine due to its various medicinal properties3. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning.
Bael leaves are 35 foliate, leaflets are ovate and have typical aroma. Bael linn, family rutaceae, is also known as bale fruit tree, is a moderate sized, slender, aromatic tree, 6. The treatment resulted in highly significant decrease in the weights of testes, epididymis, seminal vesicle, ventral prostate and vas deferens. Aegle marmelos, bael, herbal medicine, peptic ulcer. Its medicinal properties have been described in the ancient medical treatise in sanskrit, charaka samhita. Bael fruit is a subtropical, deciduous tree and fruit is globuse with. Bael or aegle marmelos is a spiritual, religious and medicinal plant, native of india and bangaladesh and spread throughout south east asia. Phytochemical composition of aegle marmelos different organic extracts of the leaves of a. Biological activities of crude extracts and chemical. The fruits, leaves, twigs and root of the bael tree are used medicinally. The other vernacular names are enlisted in table 1.
This study presented the firstever report of expressed transcripts in the leaves of aegle marmelos. The present study is based on the pharmacological activity of aegle marmelos, commonly known as a bael in india. All the parts of this tree including stem, bark, root, leaves, fruit and seeds at all stages of maturity has medicinal virtues. Correa, one of the most important medicinal plants of india, for its immense low cost medical importance and to emphasize its ethno conservation for the benefit of mankind. Wood apple is a sweet, aromatic and astringent in nature.
Phytochemical screening and estimation of total phenolic. Aegle marmalos is also known as bael, bengal quince, wood apple, golden apple, japanese bitter orange, and stone apple. Bael aegle marmelos is one of the medicinal plants of india. May 08, 2019 bilva aegle marmelos bael uses, benefits, dosage and properties description of plant. Aegle marmelos bael tree, golden apple, bengal quince pfaf. Aegle marmelos fruit pulp reported for the availability of steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic. Ethnological and ethnomedicinal importance of aegle marmelos.
Correa bael, commonly known as bael, has been used since antiquity for treating various ailments, some of which are now known to be the result of oxidative stress. The various parts of aegle marmelos, precisely fruit, have an immense range of medicinal uses in folk medicine and used for the healing of. It has numerous health benefits and is medically used to treat tuberculosis, hepatitis, dysentery, constipation, piles and peptic ulcer. Health benefits and medical uses of aegle marmelos or bael fruit.
The tree is used in several cooking preparations in india. Bael root is one of the ingredients of famous ayurvedic formulation dashmula. Aegle marmalos or bael is a spiritual and medicinal plant. Dec 19, 20 medicinal uses details of bael aegle marmelos tree and fruit. Description the bael fruit tree is slowgrowing, of medium size, up to 40 or 50 ft 1215 m tall with short trunk, thick, soft, flaking bark, and spreading, sometimes spiny branches, the lower ones drooping. It is also important in religious rituals and has medicinal value. Aegle marmalos is also known as bael, bengal quince, wood apple, golden apple, japanese bitter orange, and stone. Studies on the antidiarrhoeal activity of aegle marmelos.
Evaluation of aegle marmelos extracts for antibacterial. Aegle marmelos family rutaceae is highly reputed ayurvedic medicinal tree commonly known as the bael. Leaves and unripe fruit decoction of the plant is taken for diabetes, cholera, jaundice and aphthamia. Its leaves are known as bel patra and offered to lord shiva. It is found as a wild plant in central and south india and cultivated in north india. The important advantages claimed for therapeutic uses of medicinal plants in. Aegle marmelos is one of the most important medicinal plants of india, burma and sri lanka and in unani system of medication 8.
Post harvest management and value addition in bael aegle marmelos corr. Aegle marmelos, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties. Aegle marmelos is one of the most useful medicinal plants of india. Aegle marmelos, a deciduous fruit tree that grows in nepal, has numerous uses in traditional medicine, being used as an antiinflammatory, antidiarrheal, heart diseasetreatment, and in birth control. Traditional uses of bael tree parts for medicinal purpose.
Utilization of bael fruit in daytoday life has a great nutritional, environmental as well as commercial importance. Phytochemistry and medicinal uses of the bael fruit aegle. Beal fruit tree aegle marmelos tamil name vilvam, kuvilam, sinhala name belli, belongs to the family of rutaceae. This plant is having great potential to cure the disease like diabetes, cholesterol, peptic ulcer, inflammation, diarrhoea, and dysentery, anticancer, cardio protective, anti bacterial. A hardshelled bael fruit aegle marmelos, of the type valued more for medicinal purposes than for eating. Bael aegle marmelos or bilva is a medium sized deciduous sacred tree native to india and cultivated all over india. It is present in sri lanka, tamilnadu, thailand, and malesia as a naturalized species.
Important medicinal properties of bael are antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, cardioprotective, antispermatogenic, anticancer and radioprotective. This study was designed to elucidate the protective effect of an aqueous extract of aegle marmelos fruits on the histopathology of the pancreas in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. Bael aegle marmelos is one of the traditional and an imperative medicinal plant. It is a medium sized deciduous tr ee belonging to family rutaceae. Correa has been widely used in indigenous systems of indian medicine due to its various medicinal properties.
Bel has many benefits and uses such as to cure tuberculosis, hepatitis, dysentery. The present study, therefore, aims to document various indigenous uses of aegle marmelos l. The present literature supports the potential of aegle marmelos as a medicinal tree. Recent trends in medicinal uses and health benefits of indian. Phytochemistry, pharmacological and traditional uses of. Other names of bael include maredu, bill, bill patra, balwa, vilwam and kuvalam in india. Its fruits are used in traditional medicine, and as a food. They form the easily available source for healthcare purposes in rural and tribal areas. It is present in sri lanka, thailand, and malesia as a naturalized species. Pdf phytochemistry and medicinal uses of the bael fruit. The dried fruit does not contain the constituents requisite for the preparation of the decoction.
Apr, 2020 aegle marmalos or bael is a spiritual and medicinal plant. Recent trends in medicinal uses and health benefits of. And more over the aegle marmelos possess the bioactive chemicals in the leaves which are available throughout the. Baelaegle marmelos or bilva is a medium sized deciduous sacred tree native to india and cultivated all over india. Phytochemical analysis on leaf extract of aegle marmelos correa. Ethnological and ethnomedicinal importance of aegle. Aegle marmelos fruit pulp reported for the availability of steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, lignin, fat and oil, inulin, proteins, carbohydrates, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides and flavonoids 20. This bael tree grows up to 18mt in height and thickness of tree is about 34ft. The different parts of bael are used for various therapeutic purposes, such as for treatment of asthma, anaemia, fractures, healing of wounds, swollen joints, high blood pressure, jaundice, diarrhoea healthy mind and brain typhoid troubles during pregnancy.
The fruit of this plant takes 1011 months to ripen. Jun 21, 2014 in a clinical study male albino rats were given aqueous extracts 250 mgkg body weight of leaves of aegle marmelos for 45 days. In ayurveda this fruit has many medicinal uses to treat various health problems. Bael fruit pulp absorbs the toxins produced by bacteria and other pathogens in the intestine thus helping in the treatment of dysentery. A very detailed booklet, produced in pdf format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. Considered a sacred tree in the hindu culture, the leaves are indispensable offerings to the lord shiva. Plants are collected from forest and information is collected from tribes those have well knowledge. Bael fruit is good for health, in ayurveda bael fruit is used to treat many health problems. Bael is a spinous deciduous and aromatic tree with long, strong and axillary spines. Bael aegle marmelos is an indian medicinal plant which has enormous traditional values against various diseases and many bioactive compounds have been isolated from this plant. So it evidence form this study that the leaves of aelge marmelos can be used as a single drug to cure the tridosha namely jaundice, asthma and inflammation. In colloquial terms they are known as bengal quince, indian quince, holy fruit, golden apple in english, and bael or bilva in hindi chemexcil, 1992, sharma et al. Aegle marmelos or bael is a middle sized slender aromatic armed tree native to india and pakistan. It is native to india, where it is also known as bael.
In this study, leaves were collected to obtain, analyze, and examine the bioactivity of the essential oil of a. Antidiabetic activity medicinal plant aegle marmelos. All parts of this treestem, bark, root, leaves and fruit at all stages of maturity have medicinal virtues and have been used as medicine for a long time. Despite its importance, the genomic resources of this plant are scarce. C bael aegle marmelos also known as bengal quince or golden apple is medium sized, deciduous tree belonging to family rutaceae. Aegle marmelos international journal of pharmaceutical and. The object of the present study was to evaluate the antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant oxidative. Aegle marmelos bael tree, golden apple or bengal quince is a midsize, slowgrowing deciduous tree native to india growing up to 18m in the right conditions. Aegle marmelos uses include dried fruit pulp being used in many parts of india in preparation of summer drinks, which helps overcome sunstrokes. Here is given more about the various scientifically proven medicinal properties of the bel leaves as well as the conditions in which its use should be avoided. The bael fruit is known for its medicinal properties and is one of the most nutritious fruits. Bael or aegle marmelos is indigenous tree to india. Phytochemistry, pharmacological and traditional uses of aegle.
Nutritional value of aegle marmelos the fruit of a. Medicinal values of bael aegle marmelos l docdeveloppement. Evaluation of antioxidant potential and phytochemical. Post harvest management and value addition in bael aegle. Bael aegle marmelos has been known to be one ofthe most important medicinal plants of india since ch arak 1500 b. Leaves, fruits, stem and roots of aegle marmelos have been used in ethno medicine to exploit its various medicinal properties including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiahrreal, antidiabetic. Aegle marmelos commonly known as bael is a plant indigenous to india.
Aegle marmelos is one of the most widely used medicinal and nutraceutical plant. Health benefits and medical uses of aegle marmelos or bael. Since ancient times, plants are used as source of medicine. Aegle marmelos is a deciduous tree growing to 10 m 32ft by 5 m 16ft at a slow rate. Satyal et al biological activities and volatile constituents of aegle marmelos.
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