Affiliation:
1. Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
Aegle Marmelos (L.) Correa (A. marmelos), is a medicinal plant of Rutaceae family having
a long history of curative property in traditional medicine. This plant is a rich source of bioactive
compounds and natural antioxidants which can be isolated from its various parts such as fruit (carotenoids,
tannins, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, marmelosin, marmelide, psoralen, aurapten, luvangetin); leaf
(phenols, lupeol, skimmianine, citral, aegeline, eugenol, citronella, marmesinine) and bark (marmin,
skimmianine, fagarine) etc. Many clinical and pre-clinical researches suggest the therapeutic applications
of A. marmelos, such as anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-ulcer, anti-diabetic, anticancer,
anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which play a potential role in the prevention and treatment
of various diseases. This review article focuses on exploring novel bioactive compounds of the
above plant possessing potential therapeutic and health promoting applications.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Nutrition and Dietetics,Food Science
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