Aquilaria sinensis, Agarwood, Oudh (bursin)
Aquilaria sinensis (Cambodia origin)
Ethnobotany
Agarwood has been used traditionally in China for thousands of years, among other things, to treat stomach problems and in particular to improve gastritis and bile reflux. It is also traditionally used to heal past wounds.
Studies
-Apoptosis (1)
-Breast cancer (1)
-Neuroprotective (2)
-Gastritis, bile reflux (3)
1. Chen L, Liu Y, Li Y, Yin W, Cheng Y. Anti-Cancer Effect of Sesquiterpene and Triterpenoids from Agarwood of Aquilaria sinensis . Molecules. 2022 Aug 22;27(16):5350. doi:10.3390/molecules27165350. PMID: 36014586; PMCID: PMC9413513.
2. He Q, Hu DB, Zhang L, Xia MY, Yan H, Li XN, Luo JF, Wang YS, Yang JH, Wang YH. Neuroprotective compounds from the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria sinensis . Phytochemistry. 2021 Jan;181:112554. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112554. Epub 2020 Nov 2. PMID: 33152579.
3. Ma J, Huo H, Zhang H, Wang L, Meng Y, Jin F, Wang X, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Tu P, Song Y, Zheng J, Li J. 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone-enriched extract of the resinous heartwood of Chinese agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis) protects against taurocholic acid-induced gastric epithelial cells apoptosis through Perk/eIF2α/CHOP pathway. Phytomedicine. 2022 Jan 15;98:153935. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153935. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35104763.