Review Article

Bael (Aegle marmelos L. Corrêa), a Medicinal Tree with Immense Economic Potentials

Table 2

A set of important phytochemicals in bael.

NameCompoundPlant partMedicinal propertyReference

AlkaloidsAegelenineFruit, leavesAntidiabetic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancerousShoeb et al. [33];
Chatterjee et al. [32];
Lambole et al. [31];
Rajan et al. [34];
Bhar et al. [35];
Sarkar et al. [36]
Aegeline
Aegelinosides A
Aegelinosides B
Dictamine
Ethyl cinnamamide
Ethyl cinnamate
Fragrine
Halfordinol

CoumarinsAlloimperatorinAll partsAntidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antianalgesicLambole et al. [31];
Bhar et al. [35];
Sarkar et al. [36]
Imperatorin
Isoimperatorin
Marmelide
Marmelosin
Marmesin
Marmin
Methyl ether
Psoralen
Psoralen-a
Scoparone
Scopolentin
Scopoletin
Umbelliferone
Xanthotoxol
Zanthotoxol

TerpenoidsCaryophylleneFruit, leaf, and barkAnticancerLambole et al. [31];
Bhar et al. [35];
Poonkody et al. [37]
Sarkar et al. [36]
Cineol
cis-Limonene oxide
cis-Linalool oxide
Cubedol
Elemol
Epi-cubebal
Hexanylhexanoate
Humulene
Isosylvestrene
Limonene
Linalool
Methyl perilate
Myrcene
P-cymene
Terpinolene
Valencene
Caryophyllene
Cineol
cis-Limonene oxide
cis-Linalool oxide
Cubedol
Elemol
Epi-cubebal
Hexanylhexanoate
Humulene
Isosylvestrene
Limonene
Linalool
Methyl perilate
Myrcene
P-cymene
Terpinolene
Valencene