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Aegle marmelos (linn.) Correa ex roxb. (family rutaceae) possesses tremendous therapeutic potentials as every part of the plant like fruit, seed, bark, leaf and root are most effective remedy for controlling diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, peptic ulcer and respiratory infections. Medicinal properties include anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, analgenic, cardioprotective, anti-spermatogenic, anti-cancer and radio-protective. The fragrant tree is a climate purifier as it emits high percentage of oxygen in sunlight compared to other plants and absorbs poisonous gases from atmosphere and makes them inert or neutral. Considering wide prospects and potentials of this sacred tree, it is suggested to cultivate on large scale, especially on unproductive and wasteland and systematic as well as scientific research are required to explore the maximum potentials of this underutilized plant for upliftment of rural poor. Bael (aegle marmelos l. Correa) is an economically valuable tree species in south asia. The ripen bael fruits are popular among people because of the delicious fruit pulp, which is ideal for making jam, syrup, and pudding. Bael possesses many medicinal values and therefore used as an ingredient in ayurvedic herbal medical preparations. The fruits, bark, leaves, seeds, and roots of bael contain bioactive compounds such as coumarin, imperatorin, aegeline, and marmeline, alkaloids.