Biological activities of crude extracts and chemical constituents of Bael, Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.
Bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.) is an important medicinal plant of India. Leaves, fruits, stem and roots of A. marmelos have been used in ethno medicine to exploit its' medicinal properties including astringent, antidiarrheal antidysenteric, demulcent, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activities. Compounds purified from bael have been proven to be biologically active against several major diseases including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Preclinical studies indicate the therapeutic potential of crude extracts of A. marmelos in the treatment of many microbial diseases, diabetes and gastric ulcer. This review covers the biological activities of some isolated chemical constituents of A. marmelos and preclinical studies on some crude extracts and pure compounds to explore novel bioactive compounds for therapeutic application.
Maity
Pallab
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Division of Drug Target Discovery and Development, Central Drug Research Institute, (CDRI), CSIR, Chatter Manzil Palace, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India.
Hansda
Dhananjay
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Bandyopadhyay
Uday
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Mishra
Dipak Kumar
DK
D045471:Aegle / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
D010936:Plant Extracts