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Plant Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Bael de India; Bael fruit
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MARMELOSIN 2 Fruit 300.0 4000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MARMIN 2 Bark not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
N-2-ETHOXY-2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-ETHYLCINNAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
N-2-METHOXY-2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-ETHYLCINNAMAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
N-2-METHOXY-2-(4-{3',3'-DIMETHYLALLOXY}PHENYL)-ETHYLCINNAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
NIACIN 39 Fruit 1.0 26.0 -0.46 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
O-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-HALFORDINOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf not available 1020.0 0.45 Duke, 1992 *
PHELLANDRENE 4 Leaf not available 3360.0 1.71 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 500.0 1300.0 -0.58 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 6000.0 15585.0 -0.21 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 18000.0 58170.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
PSORALEN 31 Fruit not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 12.0 31.0 5.57 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
SKIMMIANINE 21 Leaf not available not available not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
STARCH 5 Seed not available 175000.0 -0.55 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SUGARS 0 Fruit not available 46000.0 -0.69 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TANNIN 35 Fruit not available 90000.0 -0.04 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
TANNIN 35 Petiole not available 200000.0 not available Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit 21.0 47.0 -0.66 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticancer (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticephalagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticlimacteric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticoronary 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *