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Aquilaria Agallocha
(redirected from Aquilaria malaccensis)

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Eagle Wood
A deciduous tree, the resinous wood of which is diuretic, stimulant, and tonic; it is used for angina, fatigue, gastritis, HTN, neurosis, paresthesias of extremities, mental stress

Aquilaria agallocha
see aloe.


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Because of the geographic focus of the volume, the selection of species is a bit of a mixed bag, including common species, species of secondary forest, but also a few that are becoming relatively uncommon, such as the gaharu incense tree Aquilaria malaccensis.
In fact there are seven sub-species of this tree and the one which concerns the author most is the Aquilaria malaccensis which is harvested by the Penan of Kalimantan.
Aloes wood, one of the most valuable forest products of the Southeast Asian forest, is a chemical reaction to fungi or to wounds by various species of Aquilaria, most notably Aquilaria malaccensis.
 
 
 
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