Review Article
Bael (Aegle marmelos), an Underutilized Fruit with Enormous Potential to Be Developed as a Functional Food Product: A Review
Table 2
Phytochemicals present in different parts of the plant and their medicinal value [
3,
14,
15].
| Parts | Bioactive compound | Medicinal value |
| Fruit | Marmelosin | Anthelminthic, antibacterial | Luvangetin | Antiulcer | Aurapten | Heartbeat inhibitor, hypertension | Psoralen | Cytotoxic, antispasmodic, artemiside | Marmelide | Antiviral | Tannin | Antidiarrhea, astringent | Riboflavin | Essential for growth, prevent glossitis and cheilosis | β-carotene | Glaucoma, cataract |
| Leaves | Skimmianine | Hypothermic, antimethamphetamine, antipyretic, anticancer | Cuminaldehyde | Antibacterial | Lupeol | Anti-inflammatory | Eugenol | Antioxidant, antiulcer, hepatoprotective | Cineol | Antiulcer | Citronellal | Antiseptic | Marmesinin | Cardioprotective, antioxidant | Aegelin | Antidyslipidemic, cardioactive | Citral | Antiseptic, antiallergic |
| Bark | Marmin | Antiulcer | Fagrine | Abortifacient |
|
|