Saturday, November 3, 2007

BAEL/Aegle marmelos




Bael bark contain coumarin and marmin.Roots contain phenols,auroptin,umbelliferon(flavonoid),marmin,lupen,psoralin,xanthotoxin and scopaltin.Fruit pulp contains mucilage,pectin,tannin,volatile oil.Also contain marmelosin.Leaves contain aegelin;Root and Stem contain umbelliferan,coumarin etc.


Unripe fruits used as a remedy for diarrhoea and dysentery.Root bark is used in intermittent fevers and as fish poisons.Ripe fruit is tonic,astringent,restorative,laxative,good for heart and brain.

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