This experiment tested the antifertility effect of Aegle marmelos. Oral administration of aqueous extract to male rats brought about a highly significant decrease in the weights of testes, epididymis, seminal vesicle, ventral prostate and vas deferens. Sperm motility as well as sperm density in the cauda epididymis was reduced significantly: fertility was reduced by 70%. The sialic acid, protei...

Bael tree, (Aegle marmelos, FamilyRutaceae), is a sacred tree used for medicinal purpose. Some of the medicinal properties are astringent, antidiarreal, antidystentric, demulcent, stromachic, fever curing, insulin-promoter, antiinflammatory, cardio tonic and cures ophthalmic, urinary trouble, palpitation and many more. Most of these properties are believed to be due to presence of bioactive alk...

The wound healing effect of methanolic extract of the root of aegle marmelos was evaluated in the form of an ointment with two different concentrations (5% and 10% w/w in simple ointment base) in excision wound model and incision wound model in rats. In both the concentrations, the extract ointment produced a significant response in both the wound types tested, as evidenced by its wound contrac...

Aegle marmelos Corr. (Rutaceae), commonly known as Bael, Bengal Quince is a tree of Indian origin, well known from prehistoric time. Utilization of bael fruit in day-to-day life has a great nutritional, environmental as well as commercial importance. All the parts of this tree including stem, bark, root, leaves, fruit and seeds at all stages of maturity has medicinal virtues and has been used i...