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Aegle marmelos L. (Bael Fruit) is rich in bioactive compounds such as coumarins, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, flavonoids, and essential oils. This article focused on the pharmacokinetic profiling of coumarins present using an in silico ADME tool called SwissADME which contributes to a better understanding of enhanced drug monitoring and individualization of drug therapy. Log S (ESOL), Log S (Ali), and Log S (SILICOS-IT) values of umbelliferon, scopoletin, scoparone, xanthotoxol, and marmesin show that they are soluble in water which shows they have good absorption and excretion properties. Lipophilicity data shows that all coumarins can penetrate through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) except marmin, while marmesin and marmin have good oral bioavailability. These coumarins can inhibit the CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and CYP2C9 except CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 isoenzymes. This data helps to select leads for further drug discovery and development. INTRODUCTION:India is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world ranked at second position. In India, about 2500 plant species belonging to more than 1000 genera are being used in the indigenous system of medicine. In terms of both quantity and value of the medicinal plants exported, India ranks second in the world 2, 3 . It is estimated that approximately 10 to 15 percent of roughly 300,000 species of higher plants have a history of use in traditional medicine. Traditional uses of plants or plant parts give an idea regarding the use of plants for specific kinds of diseases.