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Bael de India
Aegle marmelos
Bael de India · Bael fruit · Bael Fruit · Bael Tree · Baelbaum · Bel · Bel Indien · Bel-Frucht · Belbaum · Bengal Quince · Bengal quince · Bengal-quince · Bengalische Quitte · Bilak · Bili · Bnau · Cognassier du Bengale · Elephant Apple · Golden Apple
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Java, Spanish, Turkey, India, ", Iran, English
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abdomen, Abortifacient, Ache(Stomach), Aftosa
Science studied: AEGELIN, AEGELININE, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Aegle marmelos
Common names: Bael de India, Bael fruit, Bael Fruit, Bael Tree, Baelbaum, Bel, Bel Indien, Bel-Frucht, Belbaum, Bengal Quince, Bengal quince, Bengal-quince, Bengalische Quitte, Bilak, Bili, Bnau, Cognassier du Bengale, Elephant Apple, Golden Apple
POWO: 770819-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Java, Spanish, Turkey, Elsewhere, India, ", Iran and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abdomen
- Abortifacient
- Ache(Stomach)
- Aftosa
- Alterative
- Anodyne
- Astringent
- Bite(Snake)
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- Brain
- Breast
- Cholera
- Convulsion
- Dentifrice
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Heart
- Itch
- Laxative
- Malaria
- Nausea
- Piscicide
- Proctitis
- Refrigerant
- Restorative
- Spasm
- Sterilizant
- Stomachic
- Suppuration
- Thirst
- Tonic
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Constipation
- Palpitation
- Puerperium
- Soap
- Sore
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India(Santal)
- Java
- Spanish
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- India
- "
- Iran
- English
- German
- Celebes
Documented cultural uses
- Abdomen
- Abortifacient
- Ache(Stomach)
- Aftosa
- Alterative
- Anodyne
- Astringent
- Bite(Snake)
- Brain
- Breast
- Cholera
- Convulsion
show 27 more documented entries
- Dentifrice
- Diarrhea
- Digestive
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Heart
- Itch
- Laxative
- Malaria
- Nausea
- Piscicide
- Proctitis
- Refrigerant
- Restorative
- Spasm
- Sterilizant
- Stomachic
- Suppuration
- Thirst
- Tonic
- Tumor(Abdomen)
- Constipation
- Palpitation
- Puerperium
- Soap
- Sore
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Abdomen · India(Santal) · "
- Abortifacient · Java · "
- Ache(Stomach) · India(Santal) · "
- Aftosa · Java · "
- Alterative · Spanish · "
- Anodyne · India(Santal) · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Astringent · Elsewhere · "
- Astringent · India · "
- Bite(Snake) · India(Santal) · "
- Brain · India · "
- Breast · India(Santal) · "
- Cholera · India(Santal) · "
- Convulsion · India(Santal) · "
- Dentifrice · " · "
- Diarrhea · Java · "
- Diarrhea · India(Santal) · "
- Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Digestive · India · "
- Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
- Dysentery · India · "
- Dysentery · " · "
- Dysentery · Iran · "
- Dyspepsia · " · "
32 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phytochemical analysis and biological activities of Aegle marmelos unripe fruit: An integrated in vitro, in vivo and in silico study. · 2026 source ↗
- Biocosmetic Potential of Xylaria psidii, an Endophyte of Aegle marmelos. · 2026 source ↗
- AMnet: An Explainable Graph Based Inception Framework for Aegle marmelos Leaf Disease Classification · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AEGELIN
- AEGELININE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CINEOLE
- CITRAL
- CITRONELLAL
- P-CYMENE
- O-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-HALFORDINOL
- EO
- FAGARINE
- FAT
- FIBER
- IRON
- D-LIMONENE
- MARMELOSIN
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- MARMIN
- N-2-METHOXY-2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-ETHYLCINNAMAMIDE
- PHELLANDRENE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- PSORALEN
- SKIMMIANINE
- GAMMA-SITOSTEROL
- SUGARS
- TANNIN
- WATER
- TARTARIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CUMINALDEHYDE
- N-2-ETHOXY-2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-ETHYLCINNAMIDE
- KILOCALORIES
- N-2-METHOXY-2-(4-{3',3'-DIMETHYLALLOXY}PHENYL)-ETHYLCINNAMIDE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- STARCH
- ASH
- NIACIN
- THIAMIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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