Agaru

BOTANICAL  NAME : AQUILARIA MALACCENSIS

FAMILY: Thymelaeaceae

SYNONYMS:

 ENGLISH: Agar

  HINDI: Agaru

  TAMIL: Akaru

                TELUGU: Agaru 

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

❖   Agaru's  heartwood  is  rich  in  essential  oil,  resins,  alkaloids  (liriodenine),  saponins,

steroids, terpenoids, tannins,

❖   Agaru 7 flavonoids (aquisiflavoside, aquilarisinin, aquilarisin, and aquilarixanthone), and

phenolic compounds

USES:

❖   Helpful in increasing appetite

❖   Help to remove bad odor and bad breath

❖   Beneficial in diarrhea

❖   Able to reduce intestinal gas, inflammation and abdominal distensio

❖   Effective in fever

❖   Help to relieve fatigue and weakness after fever

❖   Beneficial in bronchitis

❖   Beneficial in asthma

❖   It is an effective herb for managing cough and cold.

❖   It controls cough, releases mucus, clears air passages, thus allowing the patient to breathe

freely.