In China, Japan and India, agarwood has been used as sedative, analgesic and digestive remedy while in traditional Malay medicine it has been used as tonic, stimulant and carminative agent after childbirth. In Indonesia, agarwood has been reported to be used as treatment for joint pain by exposing the pain area to the wood smoke [12]. In Philippines, agarwood has been used to stop wound bleeding, treat skin disease and as substitute of quinine for malaria treatment. Meanwhile, in Japan and Korea, agarwood was described as ingredient for stomachic and sedative agent as well as remedy to treat cough, asthma, acroparalysis and croup.
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Why Agarwoods (Oudh) Oil is distinct & most precious from other Essential Oils?
Medicinal & Health Benefits of Oudh Oil
The resinous chemical compounds found in agarwood oil are scientifically reported to have medicinal benefit.
Some major chemical constituents that make agarwood oils distinctive from other oils are :
- Agarol - an effective, gentle and pleasant tasting laxative
- Agarospiral and Jinkohol-eremolare - considered to be neuroleptic
- Agarofuran - an anti-tumour compound
- α-eudesmol - protects against brain injury
- Guaiol - can be used as skin lightening product
- Selinene - has anti inflammatory effects
- 2-(2-phenylethyl) chromone - shows cytotoxicity against the human gastric cancer cell line
One of the
earliest scientific study related to agarwood pharmacological activities reported that alcohol extract
of Aquilaria malaccensis stem bark and stem exerted mild cardiotonic activity and anti-cancer effects
against Eagle’s carcinoma of the nasopharynx. In another study, agarwood essential oil vapor
was reported to possess sedative effects in mice. Another work reported that Aquilaria
malaccensis leaves extract exhibited potent antioxidant activity
-Akhtar Talukdar
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