Extraction of essential oil from biologically inoculated agarwood

Agarwood becomes one of the valuable forest products compared to others due to its quality which makes the wood is in high demand. High yield of agarwood is used as a medicinal product and this has been recorded in the Sahih Muslim, which dates back to approximately the eighth century, and in the Ayurvedic medicinal text known as Susruta Samhita. Agarwood oil and its incense are used for their fragrant properties. Therefore, it is commonly used as perfumes and has been recorded in the Old Testament. Biologically inoculated agarwood is new to research due to the development of bio based inoculants. Chemical based extracted oil and hydrosol claims resulting low quality of resin formation, thus produce low quality of essential oil. Replacement for bio resin formation will ensure the safety of end product used for medicine, perfumery and food industry. Agarwood´s essential oil production has been lacking in terms of maintaining the high grading and the yield due to the loss of major volatile component that effect the aroma.