Abstract
Aegle marmelos is a popular medicinal plant in the Ayurvedic and siddha systems of medicine and folk medicines used to dreat a wide variety of ailments. Aegle marmelos is locally known as “Bael” found everywhere in Bangladesh and many other countries of the world. The nutritional composition of Aegle marmelos leaves was determined by standard method. The proximate composition of leaves revealed moisture (infant 37.80 gm%, mature 40.01 gm% and ripen 32.50 gm%), ash (infant 0.012 gm%, mature 0.82 gm% and ripen 0.75 gm%), pH (infant 6.30, mature 6.00 and ripen 6.15), total sugar (infant 0.9 gm%, mature 1.9 gm% and ripen 1.7 gm%), reducing sugar (infant 0.30 gm%, mature 0.90 gm% and ripen 0.75 gm%), non-reducing sugar (infant 0.57 gm% mature 0.95 gm% and ripen 0.90 gm %), starch (infant 0.8 gm%, mature 2.5 gm% and ripen 2.0 gm%), crude fiber (infant 8.1 gm%, mature 11.0 gm% and ripen 9.5 gm%). Vitamin C for (infant, mature and ripen leaves contain 3.5 gm%, 7.1 gm%, 6.0 gm%) respectively. Total phenol present in (1.9 gm%, 5.01 gm%, 3.99 gm% for infant, mature and ripen) respectively. The leaves also contain negligible amount of cholesterol. The leaves also contain sodium (infant 2.5%, mature 7.0% and ripen 6.5%), Potassium (infant 1.52%, mature 5.001% and ripen 3.99%), Calcium (infant 0.001%, mature 0.25% and ripen 0.21%), Phosphorous (infant 3.5%, mature 7.82% and ripen 7.11%) etc. This experiment also showed significantly reduction of blood glucose level of diabetic rats (P<0.001). A large number of populations in Bangladesh have been suffering from malnutrition. For the ignorance of people, they don’t know the nutritive value of different kinds of foods. It has important role as a source of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in human diet, which are necessary. The present study was investigated the Phytochemicals activity, Nutritional Properties, Antibacterial Activity and hyperglycemic effect of aqueous extract of A. marmelos leaves on diabetic rats.
Highlights
The wood Apple (Aegle marmelos) or popularly known as Bael tree (In Bengali) is native to the Indo-Malayan region [1] and is currently cultivated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Burma and Thiland [2]
The results indicate that the acidity of Aegle marmelos leaves increases gradually with the advancement of maturity
The results reveal that the moisture content of Aegle marmelos leaves decreases with the advancement of maturity
Summary
The wood Apple (Aegle marmelos) or popularly known as Bael tree (In Bengali) is native to the Indo-Malayan region [1] and is currently cultivated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Burma and Thiland [2]. The roots are useful for treating diarrhoea, dysentry and dyspepsia [3]. The leaf is useded for opthalmia, diabetes and asthmatic complaints. Unripe fruit is useful for treating diarrhoea, dysentry and dyspepsia [3]. The leaf is used for opthalnia, diarbets and asthmatic complanits. Unripe fruit is useful for treating diarrhoea, dysentry and stomachalgia. It used to treat malaria, fever, jaundice and skin direases such as ulcers, urticarria and eczema [4]. In phmacological trials it showed antimoebic and hypoglycemic acitivities [5,6]. Essential oil isolated from leaf has an antifungal activity [9]
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