PHARMACOLOCAL ACTIONS OF AN AGARU (AQUILARIA AGALLOCHA ROXB)- A REVIEW
Dr. Umakant N. Rabb*
ABSTRACT
The word Aguru means the one which is not heavy. It is commonly known as Eagle wood, Aloe wood, Agar wood. It is one of the aromatic plant used since centuries from all over the world. It belongs to family called Thymelaeceae. The bark exhibits a pleasant odour hence used for fumigation. It is found in the eastern parts of India like Arunachala Pradess, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Myanmar, Sumatra, Malaysia. As per Ayurvedic classics it of five types according to its colour viz; Krishnagaru- Black in colour- “Lohavat Vaari Majjati’- Which looks like iron oxide and sinks in water. Kasthagaru- Yellow in colour. Dahagaru- Contain excess oil. Mangalyagaru- Best and superior variety and it smells like Jasmine. Kaleyaka Agaru- Yellow in colour. As the drug is on high demand of its aromatic property it is adulterated with other species of Aqullaria crassana, Aquilaria malaccensis, and Aquilaria sinensis. The present work dealt with complete review on the Aquilaria agallocha Roxb with Ayurvedic and modern aspects.
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