Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.
Synonym _ A. malaccensis Lamk.
Family _ Thymelaceae.
Habitat _ The hills of Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and
Tripura.
English _ Aloewood, Eaglewood,
Agarwood.
Ayurvedic _ Aguru, Krimij, Krishnaaguru,
Jongaka, Maaliyaka, Loha,
Kaalaloha, Asitaka.
Unani _ Ood-ul Hindi, Ood Gharqi.
Siddha/Tamil _ Akil kattai, Agil.
Action _ Heartwood—astringent,
carminative, antiasthmatic, antidiarrhoeal,
antidysenteric; used in
gout, rheumatism and paralysis; as
a stimulant in sexual debility; as
a liniment in skin diseases.
The agarwood or eaglewood of commerce
is derived from the fungus infected
tree through wounds caused
by the species of Aspergillus, Fusarium,
Penicillium, and also by some of Fungi
Imperfecti. Agarwood on distillation
yields an essential oil, known as Agar
Oil. The essential oil yields a number
of agarofurans, sesquiterpene alcohols
and spirosesquiterpene alcohols.
The stemwood yields sesquiterpenoids—
gmelofuran and agarol; also
a coumarinolignan—aquillochin.
Dosage _ Heartwood—2-42g powder.