Botanical Name | Aquilaria Agallocha |
Common Name | Agarwood, oud |
Country of Origin | India |
Solubility | Soluble in oils. Insoluble in water |
Specific Gravity | 0.9418 – 0.966 |
Optical Rotation | ( + 10° ) - ( + 25° ) |
Refrective Index | 1.507 - 1.515 |
PlantPart | wood |
Bland With | |
CAS No | 8008-79-5 |
Flash Point | NLT 86 °C |
Extraction Method | Steam distillation of the Agarwood |
Agarwood Oil is extremely rare & precious oil that originates in North Eastern India, Bhutan & parts of South East Asia. It has a very long history of use in medicines, incense and as aromatic oil. Also known as aloes or aloes wood, there are several species of Agarwood, including Aquilaria agollocha, A. Malaccensis A. Crassna.
Agarwood is a fragrant dark resinous wood used in incense, perfume, and small carvings. It is formed in the heartwood of aquilaria trees when they become infected with a type of mold. The odor of agarwood is complex and pleasing, with few or no similar natural analogues. In the perfume state, the scent is mainly distinguished by a combination of "oriental-woody" and "very soft fruity-floral" notes. The incense smoke is also characterized by a "sweet-balsamic" note and "shades of vanilla and musk" and amber (not to be confused with ambergris). Agarwood and its essential oil gained great cultural and religious significance in ancient civilizations around the world, being described as a fragrant product as early as 1400 BCE in one of the world's oldest written texts – the Sanskrit Vedas from India. The agarwood oil is extracted with the method known as hydro distillation. The oil extract is formed is the purest for of oil which 100% natural without containing any artificial chemical ingredient in it.
Color : Dark brown & Balsamic Odor,
Aroma : Spiky, Woodsy & Powerful scent
Sesquiterpenes, phenyl ethyl chromones,selinene,eudesmene,Palmitic acid.
Agarwood oil is the most potent aphrodisiac of all the essential oils. An effective tonic, its aphrodisiac & diuretic properties helps in epilepsy. It also has carminative, antimicrobial, and anti-asthmatic properties. Further, it is also Useful in digestive, nervous disorders, bronchial complaints, rheumatism, smallpox, illness during & after childbirth, fevers, spasms in the digestive and respiratory systems. It is also used in Aromatherapy applications as well as for therapeutic uses in a large number of Ayurvedic medicines. COMMON USAGE • AROMATHERAPY USE • SPIRITUAL USE • THE MIND • RHEUMATISM AND PAIN RELIEF • SEX DRIVE • DIURETIC FUNCTION • DIGESTIVE FUNCTION Today, the Agarwood Oil is most favored fixative basic oil in perfumery. It is utilized to make dependable and lavish aromas and premium attars around the globe.