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Aquilaria agallocha - Agaru
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Ksharaka wood is an evergreen tree grows up to 49 metres tall. 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.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The essential oil yields a number of agarofurans, sesquiterpene alcohols and spirosesquiterpene alcohols. The stemwood yields sesquiterpenoids—gmelofuran and agarol; also a coumarinolignan—aquillochin. [2]
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
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
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seeds mature during July-August. It loses viability soon. Thus seeds are sown within a week of collection. Raising seedlings in poly-bag is preferred. Seed germination is more than 80%. [5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Flower
Leaves
Sapling
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References
External Links
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