Bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr.) fruit | Bel (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr.) meyvesi

English. Bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr.) is a plant species belonging to Rutaceae family originated from Indian subcontinent. Bael plant has wide range of habitat in its homeland and can be easily cultivated on wastelands. The plant is very rich in phytochemicals which may be used as anti-diabetic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory antipyretic, analgesic, cardio-protective and anticancer agent. The use of fruit in folk medicine includes relieving constipation, diarrhea, dysentery, peptic ulcer and respiratory infection. Bael fruit is not popular like other citrus fruits due to the difficulty to eat out the hand, thus plausibly its commercial cultivation remains very limited. However, due to especially pharmacological value, there is increase interest for the fruit from all over the world. This review is the first Turkish paper ever written related to Bael plant and its fruit.

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Turkish. Bel (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. Serr.) anavataný Hint Yarýmadasý olan Rutaceae familyasýna ait bir bitki türüdür. Anavatanýnda doðal yetiþme alaný oldukça geniþ olup toprak kalitesinin iyi olmadýðý arazilerde rahatlýkla yetiþtirilebilmektedir. Bitki fitokimyasallar bakýmýndan oldukça zengin olup diyabetik karþýtý, antimikrobiyal, ateþ düþürücü, aðrý kesici, kalp ve kanser koruyucu gibi farma-kolojik etki mekanizmalarýna sahiptir. Ayný zamanda halk hekimliðinde kabýzlýðýn, ishalin, dizan-terinin, mide asidinin ve solunum yollarý enfeksiyonlarýnýn tedavisinde de kullanýlmaktadýr. Bel meyvesinin yenilmesi oldukça zahmetlidir, bu yüzden diðer turunçgil meyveleri kadar fazla talep görmemiþ ve bu nedenle ticari yetiþtiriciliði sýnýrlý kalmýþtýr. Ancak özellikle farmakolojik deðerin-den dolayý tüm dünyada bu meyveye karþý bir ilgi artýþý gözlemlenmektedir. Bu derleme bel bitki-si ve meyvesine ait ilk Türkçe makale özelliði taþýmaktadýr.

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