As the main recipe ingredients of over hundred kinds of TCM, aquilariae lignum resinatum was used for digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, and tumors,etc. The main components were volatile components ( Sesquiterpene compounds) and 2-( 2-phenylethyl) Chromone etc. Leaves of Aquilaria sinensis have anti-tumor activity and anti-free radical scavenging activity. Peel has anti-tumor activity. Seeds have certain anti-methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) activity. Aquilariae lignum resinatum and the other parts of Aquilaria sinensis have very high medicinal development value. To summarize the resources development and utilization and chemical composition of aquilariae lignum resinatum for providing reference for new drug development and comprehensive utilization of resources available, domestic and foreign literatures on aquilariae lignum resinatum in the recent 15 years were systematically summarize.