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what is Agarwood ?

Aromatic, dark, fragrant resinous substance that is produced by certain plant members of family Thymaleaceae which is in high demand globally and considered as the most expensive wood in the world.

“Agarwood also known as eaglewood , aloeswood , gaharu (Malay), chen xiang (Chinese), jin-koh (Japanese), oudh (Arabic) mai kritsana (Thai), and tram huong (Vietnamese)”

Agarwood cultivation is successfully done in 14 known States (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam)
Use of Agarwood
Agarwood has a range of qualitative grades and used in many different forms such as high, middle and low grade chips, flakes .powder and oil.
Agarwood is used to various valuable purposes by Asian Buddhists and Muslims for religious, medicinal, ceremonial & domestic activities. A large demand can be seen in Middle East, South Asia, United States and Europe for perfume manufacturing industry.
While Agarwood is mostly utilized to produce perfume, People in Japan, Korea and Taiwan admire Agarwood as their “natural art”. Raw Agarwood pieces are used to carve beautiful and valued sculptures by their craftsmen. Agarwood is also utilized to produce beads and bracelets.

Agaroil is used as a medicine for stomachache. Smoke generated from Agarwood burning is helpful to cure heart ailments. Since Agarwood smell is fixed properly in to human skin it is considerably helpful to prevent from desert insects. According to Muslim religion, alcoholic perfume usage is strictly prohibited. Hence Agar oil is indispensable for Middle East Muslims to manufacture their perfumes. According to Middle East Muslim culture they burn Agarwood to honor their guests.