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

Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun; Kerr, Philip G.; Abbas, Phirdaous; Salleh, Hamzah Mohd.

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.06.055

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“…Increased demand has stimulated price rises for all agarwood products, making them even more exclusive. This has led to an increase in product adulteration and substitution (Hashim et al 2016;Lias et al 2016) and more intense and illegal harvesting of wild stands and depletion of important natural agarwood resources (Soehartono and Newton 2002;Wyn and Anak 2010;Yin et al 2016;Zhang et al 2008). According to the IUCN Red List Criteria, seven Aquilaria species are classified as vulnerable (A. banaensis P.H.…”

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History of Use and Trade of Agarwood

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2018

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Aromatics originating from the resin-infused infected wood of the Aquilaria and Gyrinops genera have distinct and valued fragrances. Resin formation occurs as a response to internal injury and/or infections in the stems of the agarwood tree. The incenses and perfumes that are produced from agarwood have been valued for centuries and used by many cultures for spiritual, opulent, and aphrodisiac purposes. Agarwood is highly revered in the seminal texts of Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam. As early as 1400 B.C.E., agarwood was described as a fragrant product in Sanskrit texts, and in 65 B.C.E., Dioscorides detailed several medical applications for agarwood. Knowledge of human-induced agarwood formation was recorded in China as early as 300 C.E., where it was known that cutting into a tree would lead to a color change in its internal tissues within a year of the injury as a consequence of resin development. There is historical evidence of international trade in agarwood between the producing (tropical southeastern Asia) and consuming (Middle East, India, China, and Japan) regions of the world. Agarwood has been consumed primarily as incense with the burning of wood chips directly or as an important ingredient for powdered incense blends. The aromatic qualities of agarwood are influenced by the species and variety of the two genera, geographic location, its branch, trunk and root origin, length of time since infection, and methods of harvesting and processing. The subtle but numerous variations in agarwood properties led to the development of systems for product classification and description in several consumer countries. This paper reviews the uses and trade of agarwood and its social, political, and economic significance in human history.

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History of Use and Trade of Agarwood

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“…With regard to other plant extracts, sesquiterpenes from Aquilaria spp. and extracts from plants of the genus Celastrus were also found to reduce joint pain [30, 31]. …”

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A Pilot Study on Bioactive Constituents and Analgesic Effects of MyrLiq®, a Commiphora myrrha Extract with a High Furanodiene Content

Germanò¹,

Occhipinti

Maffei

2017

BioMed Research International

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The analgesic properties of myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) have been known since ancient times and depend on the presence of bioactive sesquiterpenes with furanodiene skeletons. MyrLiq is a C. myrrha extract with a standardized content of curzerene, furanoeudesma-1,3-diene, and lindestrene (12.31 ± 0.05 g kg−1, 18.84 ± 0.02 g kg−1, and 6.23 ± 0.01 g kg−1, resp.) and a high total furanodiene content (40.86 ± 0.78 g kg−1). A balanced sample of 95 female and 89 male volunteers (with ages ranging from 18 to older than 60 years) exhibiting different pain pathologies, including headache, fever-dependent pain, joint pain, muscle aches, lower back pain, and menstrual cramps, was divided into two groups. The experimental group received 1 capsule/day containing either 200 mg or 400 mg of MyrLiq (corresponding to 8 mg and 16 mg of bioactive furanodienes, resp.) for 20 days, and the placebo group was given the same number of capsules with no MyrLiq. A score was recorded for all volunteers based on their previous experience with prescribed analgesics. For the male volunteers, pain alleviation was obtained with 400 mg of MyrLiq/day for almost all pathologies, whereas, for female volunteers, alleviation of lower back pain and fever-dependent pain was observed with only 200 mg of MyrLiq/day. These results indicate that MyrLiq has significant analgesic properties.

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“…Other than that, agarwood oil is used as traditional medical preparation and perfume [1][2][3][4][5][6].…”

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Statistical analysis of agarwood oil compounds in discriminating the quality of agarwood oil

Zubir¹,

Abas²,

Ismail³

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J. Fundam and Appl Sci.

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Enhancing and improving the discrimination technique is the main aim to determine or grade the good quality of agarwood oil. In this paper, all statistical works were performed via SPSS software. Two parameters involved are abundance of compound (%) and quality of t agarwood oil either low or high quality. The result showed that, there is clear significant normality test depends on the parameters through the boxplot and Quantile plot for data distribution. Then, Kolmogorov hypothesis were covered in normality test. The techniques proved their capabilities in statistical analysis for agarwood oil compounds and confirmed that the data is suitable for further work especially for classification. and improving the discrimination technique is the main aim to determine or grade the good quality of agarwood oil. In this paper, all statistical works were performed via SPSS software. Two parameters involved are abundance of compound (%) and quality of t agarwood oil either low or high quality. The result showed that, there is clear significant normality test depends on the parameters through the boxplot and Quantile plot for data distribution. Then, Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S), non-paramete hypothesis were covered in normality test. The techniques proved their capabilities in statistical analysis for agarwood oil compounds and confirmed that the data is suitable for further work especially for classification. agarwood oil; SPSS; boxplot; Quantile-Quantile (Q S); non-parameter test and hypothesis.

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

Cited by 170 publications

References 93 publications

History of Use and Trade of Agarwood

History of Use and Trade of Agarwood

A Pilot Study on Bioactive Constituents and Analgesic Effects of MyrLiq®, a Commiphora myrrha Extract with a High Furanodiene Content

Statistical analysis of agarwood oil compounds in discriminating the quality of agarwood oil

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