Study on Recent Developments from Aquilaria Sinensis and Future Perspectives

Latest development in agarwood creates better use in different fields of life sciences. With the development of social economy, China's agarwood industry has developed rapidly in recent years and has gradually become a characteristic industry of local pillar industries. Due to the particularity of agarwood and its precious rarity, it is the most treasured treasure of collection. The agarwood collection is a fashion and the best way to preserve value, both ancient and modern. New advancement was discussed in advance use of chemical constituents of Aquilaria siwasis mainly include flavonoids, benzophenones, lignans, phenyl propanoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, steroids, phenolic compounds. Some of them have anti-tumor, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and laxative activities antibacterial constituents isolated from Aquilaria sinensis were reviewed, the latest uses of agarwood for religious as well as medical treatment and the biological activities of some compounds were also introduced. These would provide scientific basis for development and utilization of A.