O le laau o le Sappanwood e fesootai ma le Brazilwood (P. echinata), ma na muai valaauina o le "brezel wood" i Europa. Faʻamaʻi: Twig dieback (Lasiodiplodia theobromae) O lenei laau e tele ona faʻaaogaina. E i ai vailaʻau faʻasaina ma vailaʻau faʻasaina. E maua ai foi se lanu mumu mumu taua e taʻua o le Homo sappanin, e faʻaaogaina mo le valiina o ie faʻapea foi ma le faia o vali mumu ma vaitusi. E faʻaaogaina foʻi le fatu o le fatu mo le faia o vai inu fualaʻau i itulagi eseese, e pei o Kerala ma Central Java, lea e masani ona fefiloi ma ginger, cinnamon, ma le fatu o le fatu. O le Sappanwood o loʻo iai foʻi le 5-methylmethylnaphyl (5'-methylmethylnaphyl), 3-naphyl-1-methyl (5'-hydroxylmethyl) -quinol, 3'-deoxylenone, 3'-deoxylen
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