Agarwood is referenced several times in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, firstly where Balaam describes God’s vision of Israel and likens their settlements as being “like aloes planted by the LORD” (Numbers 24:6). Also in the Old Testament, the noble and seductive importance of a...
Several works and research were dedicated to phar- macology/pharmacognosy and uses of medicinal plants across this period (Alves and Prista 1958, 1959, 1960; Prista and Alves 1958, 1959; Prista et al. 1960; Alves et al. 1961, 1962; Alves et al. 1960; Espírito Santo 1969b). In ...