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[[File:Aquilaria malaccensis - Agar Wood, Eaglewood - Indian Aloewood at Munnar (3).jpg|thumb|right|''Agaru'', ''Aquilaria agallocha'']]
'''Ksharaka''', Agar wood is an evergreen tree growing grows 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==
{{Uses|Wound healing}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Worm infestation}}, {{Uses|Cough}},{{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}.
{{Parts Used|Wood}}
==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.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=agaruAgaru, agaru Agaru gandha, krishnagaruKrishnagaru|ml=akilAkil, karakilKarakil, kayagahruKayagahru|sa=kambojiKamboji, ksharakaKsharaka, kucandanahKucandanah,tamrakaTamraka|ta=akilmaramAkilmaram, akkuruAkkuru, kalimankamKalimankam|te=agaruAgaru, agaru Agaru chettu, krishnagaruKrishnagaru|hi=agarAgar|en=Agarwood}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|simpleSimple, penni-veined with wavy horizontal tertiary venation, glabrous; stipules absent. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary Axillary and terminal panicles|Pale yellow||Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter in white-yellow with corolla tube and form in panicles}}
===Fruit===
==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%.<ref name===Season to grow=== ===Soil type=== ===Propagation==="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Aquilaria malaccensis - Agar Wood, Eaglewood - Indian Aloewood at Munnar (1).jpg|FlowerFile:Aquilaria malaccensis - Agar Wood, Eaglewood - Indian Aloewood at Munnar (4).jpg|LeavesFile:SZ Shenzhen Museum exhibit Sapling Aquilaria agallocha 沉香木 Agilawood 沉香屬 Aquilaria Nov 2017 IX1 P1140176 02.jpg|Sapling
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/10/agaru-aquilaria-agallocha-uses-research-side-effects Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/aquilaria-malaccensis Cultivation details]</ref>
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[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghatsThymelaeaceae]] [[Category:TreeAyurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
