ABOUT AGARWOOD AND THE PROSPECT
Agarwood is a mystical and precious resinous wood formed in heartwood of Aquilaria tree, an archaic tropical evergreen tree native to Golf of Tonkin, Vietnam and other countries of Southeast Asia. Among 26 species of Aquilaria trees that can give Agarwood, the most valuable species is Aquilaria crassna . Apart from Aquilaria genus, there are also six genera that can probably produce Agarwood: Gyrinops, Gonystylus, Aetoxylon, Phaleria, Wikstroemia, Enkleia.
The Aquilaria tree generally grows up to 40 meters high and 80 centimeters in diameter. Some wild trees become randomly infected with some parasite fungi or molds and begin to produce Agarwood in heartwood due to immune response to this attack. But this biologic process develops very, very slowly over several tens of years. Not all Aquilaria trees produce agarwood, only approximately 10% of wild mature Aquilaria tree ( from the age of 20 years onwards and with above 40 cm diameter at breast height ) can naturally produce resin. The ecological interaction between the host tree and the fungi and/or molds in order to produce Agarwood is poorly understood. Other factors such as the age of the tree, differences in the tree caused by seasonal variation, environmental variation and genetic variation of Aquilaria trees may also play an important role in agarwood formation. Newly created scientific achievements and trial treatments implemented by Robert Blanchette, Dang Ngoc Chau, Thai Thanh Luom, Nguyen Hong Lam, Nguyen Quang Than,’have shown that Agarwood formation can occur in cultivated trees as young as four years of age by using inducement (or wounding/pathological) technique. After wounding, that is drilling in tree-trunk, they put into drillhole a bio-agent consisting of special isolated fungi and biochemicals. After 20-24 months a dark brown resinous wood part was observed around injury sites. Accurate estimation of the quality and yield of such ‘Agarwood’ is still a pending question.
Agarwood uses: Agarwood can be used in the following areas :
* Aroma industry: Perfumes, Cosmetics & cosmeceuticals, Toiletries, Flavourings, Fragrances, Incenses, Candles, Aromatherapy preparations.
* Medicine: Traditional Vietnamese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tibetan medicine, Ayurveda & Aromatherapy, Efficacious sedative, Aphrodisiac,…
* Indoor air improvement & fumigation: Air revitalizing solutions help to improve indoor air quality and performance of office works
* Religious practices & spiritual life: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Hinduism, Deep meditation, Yoga,…
* Other uses: Ornamentation, Bead strings, Carvings, Wines, Teas, Burial & Cremation (grave-clothes, libation ingredients in funeral pyre), Prayer rugs,’
source :meconginfo.org
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