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 |
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