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Aquilaria sinensis
Aquilaria sinensis leaves
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Aquilaria
Species:	A. sinensis
Binomial name
Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg

Aquilaria sinensis is a species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It is endemic to China. It is threatened by habitat loss. This medicinal plant is a source of fragrant wood, formed under a pathological condition, called Chen Xiang (Chinese: 沈香) or agarwood.

Uses

Medicinal

A. sinensis is a traditional medicine of the Yi people.^[1] It is a laxative, the active ingredient for which is genkwanin 5-O-beta-primeveroside.^[2] It also can combat pain and inflammation.^[3]

Gallery

Habitus

Fruit

Bark

References

1. ^ Long, C; Li, S; Long, B; Shi, Y; Liu, B (Apr 2009), "Medicinal plants used by the Yi ethnic group: a case study in central Yunnan" (Free full text), Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 5: 13, doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-13, PMID 19389251, PMC 2679000, http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/5//13  
2. ^ Hara, H; Ise, Y; Morimoto, N; Shimazawa, M; Ichihashi, K; Ohyama, M; Iinuma, M (Feb 2008), "Laxative effect of agarwood leaves and its mechanism" (Free full text), Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 72 (2): 335–45, doi:10.1271/bbb.70361, ISSN 0916-8451, PMID 18256503, http://joi.jlc.jst.go.jp/JST.JSTAGE/bbb/70361?lang=en&from=PubMed  
3. ^ Zhou, M; Wang, H; Suolangjiba; Kou, J; Yu, B (May 2008), "Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg. Leaves extract", Journal of ethnopharmacology 117 (2): 345–50, doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.005, ISSN 0378-8741, PMID 18353573  

• Sun, W. 1998. Aquilaria sinensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.

From Wikispecies

Aquilaria sinensis

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales
Familia: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Aquilaria
Species: Aquilaria sinensis

Name

Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

References

• Syst. veg. 2:356. 1825
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

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