Agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood or gharuwood is a fragrant dark resinous wood used in incense, perfume, and small carvings.
Agarwood as Health and Medical Uses
Medical and Therapeutic usage of Agarwood is well recognised. In East Asian, Agarwood is used as medicine to relieve pain, arrest vomitting by warming the stomach, and to relieve asthma.
Agarwood is used as a complex ointment for smallpox and for various abdominal complaints.
Agarwoord is also used for aromatherapy. It is good to help ease various nervous system disorders.
The Indian Council summarizes Agarwood is considered stimultant, antiasthmatic, carminative, tonic, aphrodisiac and astringent. It is used in diarrhoea, dysentery, gout, rheumatism, and paralysis.
In Middle East, such as Arabia, Dubai, etc. Agarwood is described as a stimulant, cardiac tonic and carminative, also aromatherapy.