Aquilaria agallocha - Agaru

Agaru, Aquilaria agallocha

Ksharaka, Agar wood is an evergreen tree growing up to 49 metres tall, though it is usually rather smaller at around 20 metres. The bole can be up to 60cm in diameter. The aromatic resin obtained from this tree is one of the most famous and most expensive on the planet. It has a very long history of use in religious ceremonies, at funerals etc in the Orient and is widely sought after as an ingredient in perfumery. Commonly harvested from the wild, trials are being carried out into growing it in plantations.

Uses

Wound healing, Skin diseases, Worm infestation, Cough,Cold, Asthma.

Parts Used

Wood

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	agaru, agaru gandha, krishnagaru
Hindi	agar
Malayalam	akil, karakil, kayagahru
Tamil	akilmaram, akkuru, kalimankam
Telugu	agaru, agaru chettu, krishnagaru
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	kamboji, ksharaka, kucandanah,tamraka
English	Agarwood

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Vata, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	simple, penni-veined with wavy horizontal tertiary venation, glabrous; stipules absent.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	axillary and terminal panicles	Pale yellow		Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter in white-yellow with corolla tube and form in panicles

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	19mm across		Greenish		{{{6}}}

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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External Links

• Aquilaria agallocha on vikaspedia.in
• Aquilaria agallocha on Dabur.com
• Aquilaria agallocha on the ferns.info