Abstract

A REVIEW ON PHYTOCONSTITUENTS AND REPORTED PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF RUTACEAE FAMILY PLANT: AEGLE MARMELOS (L.) CORREA LEAF

Taniya Rawat* and Sushmita Uniyal

ABSTRACT

The only plant in the genus Aegle is bael, a slow-growing, resistant subtropical spiky tree. Family: Rutaceae (Citrus family). It's also known as wood apple, Bengal quince, golden apple, Indian quince, holy fruit, and stone apple in English. In Sanskrit –Bilwa and in Hindi-Bael, bel. The leaf is one of the plant's most accumulative sections, holding bioactive substances that are generated as secondary metabolites. Traditionally bael is effective in the treatment of dropsy, diarrhoea, dysentery, and intestinal problems. Phenol, flavonoid, tannin, carbohydrate, sterols, Saponin and alkaloid are all found in leaf extract. Skimmianine, Aegeline, lupeol, cineol, eugenol, cuminaldehyde, marmesinine, citronella, and essential oils are isolated compounds from bael. The main components were limonene (82.4%) and (Z)—ocimene (5.1%), which together made up 87.5 percent of the leaf oil. Limonene has been shown to be a useful marker for identifying Aegle marmelos oil samples. Reported pharmacological studies of A.marmelos leaf extract are Learning and memory, Anxiolytic and Antidepressant, Anticonvulsant, Analgesic, Antipyretic, Anti-inflammatory, Immunomodulatory, hepatoprotec-tive, Cardioprotective, Nephrotoxicity, Antiulcer, Antidiarrhoeal, Antimicrobial, Antiobesity, Anti-proliferative, Antidiabetic, Poly cystic ovarian syndrome, Antithroid activity.

Keywords: Aegle marelos(L.) Correa, Phytoconstituents, Quantitative analysis, Pharmacological activities.