• Dipesh Prajapati
• Simran Singh
• Nargis Khan
• Bhawana Kasana
• Km. Priyanka5

Abstract Aegle marmelos is an important medicinal plant with several ethnomedicinal applications in traditional and folk medicinal systems. A. marmelos is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery also having useful medicinal properties especially as a cooling agent. This tree is popular in Shiva and Vishnu temples also popularly known as temple garden plant and it can be grown in every house. The leaves of Aegle marmelos are trifoliate symbolizing the Thrimurthies- Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva with spear shaped leaflets resembling trisoolam the weapon of Lord Shiva. The tree is also sacred to the Jains. The 23rd Tirthankara, Bhagwan Parasnathji attained enlightenment under a Bael tree. Traditionally used to treat jaundice, constipation, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, stomach-ache, stomachic, fever, asthma, inflammations, febrile delirium, acute bronchitis, snakebite, and abdominal discomfort, acidity, burning sensation, epilepsy, indigestion, leprosy, myalgia, smallpox, eye disorders, ulcers, mental illnesses, swelling, thirst, thyroid disorders, ulcers and upper respiratory tract infections. Studies have shown that the pulp of the bael fruit is rich in bioactive substances like phenolics, alkaloids, coumarins, pectins, tannins, flavonoids, and terpenoids.

Keyword: Aegle marmelos, dysentery, cooling agent, tannins, flavonoids etc

""Aegle marmelos: A Comprehensive Review of Its Historical Roots, Traditional Applications and Pharmacological Properties"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.f522-f531, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406558.pdf

""Aegle marmelos: A Comprehensive Review of Its Historical Roots, Traditional Applications and Pharmacological Properties"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppf522-f531, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406558.pdf