Agarwood is a resinous part of the heartwood that sometimes occurs in trees belonging to the genus Aquilaria tree. This is a highly valuable and rare product for medicine, small carvings and perfumery. It has many health benefits as well and is used for treating various ailments. It is formed in the Aquilaria trees generally when they become infected with the mold.
Agarwood is a fast-growing, archaic subtropical forest tree. It grows at elevations from a few meters above sea level to about 1000 meters, with approx. 500 meters. It can grow on a wide range of soils, such as poor sandy soil. And seedlings require a great deal of shade and water. It is used to produce oud perfume and other forms of attar perfume.
The Agarwood is used as incense, for medicinal purposes, and pure resin in distilled form is used as an essential oil as well as a perfume component. It is most widely used in the Middle East, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Its odor is complex and pleasing.
The value of good quality Agarwood is extremely high. The price ranges from a few dollars per kilo for the lowest quality to over thirty thousand US dollars for top quality oil and resinous wood It is valued in Indian-North Eastern culture for its fragrance.
The aromatic qualities of Agarwood are influenced by many things such as geographical location, its branch, trunk and root origin and also duration of time since infection.
These trees are endangered throughout their known habitat all across Southeast Asia. As it is estimated that only 2% of wild ‘Agar’ produce this resin. This is the most high demanding item throughout the world. It is used as stimulants, carminatives, and sedatives.
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