Aquilaria spp. (agarwood) as source of health beneficial compounds: A review of traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology

• Main Authors: Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Kerr, Philip G., Abbas, Phirdaous, Mohd Salleh, Hamzah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51380/1/Paper_-Hashim_et_al_2016_%28JEP%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51380/4/51380_Aquilaria%20spp.%20%28agarwood%29%20as%20source%20of%20health%20beneficial%20compounds_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51380/; http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0378874116304159/1-s2.0-S0378874116304159-main.pdf?_tid=9d326bb0-57c0-11e6-b712-00000aacb361&acdnat=1470039726_69346d0743a9e1d10dce54b889b8b4c5
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Aquilaria spp. (agarwood) has been a part of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries. Agarwood has also been used as a traditional medicine in Southeast Asian countries, Bangladesh and Tibet. Its common uses include the treatment of joint pain, in-...