TY - JOUR AU - Ahmad Mokhtar, Azam Muzafar AU - Mohd Zain, Haniza Hanim AU - TA, Mohammed Muayad PY - 2021/07/12 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Overview of Medicinal Properties and Toxicities of Agarwood Species JF - EDUCATUM Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology JA - EJSMT VL - 8 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.37134/ejsmt.vol8.2.1.2021 UR - https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/EJSMT/article/view/4836 SP - 1-16 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Agarwood is a type of wood that originated from an <em>Aquilaria</em> tree. It is considered to be a highly valuable resin that formed inside the main stem. The tree belongs in the Thymelaeaceae family and there are numerous types of <em>Aquilaria</em> tree available. The common ones are <em>Aquilaria malaccensis, Aquilaria sinensis, Aquilaria crassna, </em>and<em> Aquilaria subintegra </em>due to its being favoured among planters. In order to avoid any wastage, planters used various parts of the <em>Aquilaria</em> tree such as the leaves, stem, bark and root to produce various types of agarwood products (i.e.oud oil, agarwood tea, and incense). Based on the extensive researches that had been carried out, it was discovered that the agarwood or <em>Aquilaria</em> tree possess various medicinal properties, such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, analgesics, antidiabetic, antihistaminic, antianxiety, antibacterial, hepatoprotective, laxative, and improved neural activity. Although agarwood contained various medicinal properties, there are still insufficient information regarding its toxicity, resulted in the halt on the production of agarwood medicine. Therefore, this article summarized the various pharmacological properties of agarwood and its known toxicity, that will be used for future studies.</p> ER -