==Special Precautions of Aglaia odorata==
==Health Benefits and uses of Aglaia odorata==
Many parts of Aglaia odorata tree, such as roots, leaves, flowers and branches, can be used as medicine. Branches and leaves in oral administration: decocting, 6-12g; application: appropriate amount, or applied in smashed form or prepared ointment for external application. Flowers oral administration: decocting, 3-9g; or infused with boiled water. The Indonesian made use of a decoction of the leaves.
* The roots are boiled with water to make a drink to increase an appetite, In the Philippines, the roots and leaves can be used as a tonic.
* The dried flowers are used to cure mouth ulcers and reduce fever.
* Branches and leaves have been used to relieve pain in rheumatic joints, injuries from falls, superficial infections, toxic swelling.
* Flower are used to treat distress of chest and diaphragm, onset of achalasia cardiae, common cold and cough.
* The Indonesian made use of a decoction of the leaves
* the Filipinos suggest an infusion suffice to treat cases of hypermenorrhoea.
* Antiprotozoal activity : Crithidia shares a variety of biochemical mechanisms with the genera Leishmania and Trypasoma and has been used to assess anti-protozoal activity. It was found that extracts of the leaves of A. odorata was able to inhibit Crithidia providing evidence that it may have similar activity against Leishmania and Trypasoma.In the screening of seven extracts of plants including A. odorata for anti-amoebic activity, Tasanor et al. found that all seven extracts has significant anti-amoebic activity.