1, Laoshan Xiang, also known as white-skinned Laoshan Xiang or Indian Xiang, is produced in India. Generally, it is a large and straight strip with smooth and dense surface and mellow aroma. It is the best of sandalwood.
2. New mountain incense, generally produced in Australia, has a thin cord and a light aroma.
3. Dimenxiang, produced in Indonesia and East Timor. Dimenxiang, a transliteration of "Timor", is curved and has branches.
4, Sydney fragrance, produced in Australia or the surrounding South Pacific island countries, of which Fiji sandalwood is the best. Sydney fragrance is generally transferred from Hong Kong to the mainland.
Second, the identification of sandalwood
1. Strictly speaking, the top grade sandalwood in Laoshan refers to an old tree that has been cut for at least 60 years and planted for at least 20 or 30 years (it is said that the smell of sandalwood has reached a mellow state after being planted for 40 years). Its taste is pure, extremely soft, warm and sweet, with a touch of rose fragrance, cream fragrance and animal fragrance, and its fragrance is consistent and very lasting. Moreover, even if the Laoshan sandalwood that has been cut for more than 60 years has not been aged, it is not the best sandalwood in the strong taste stage.
Some Tibetan friends said that "sandalwood is too strong to eat", and some merchants showed off his sandalwood beads, saying how strong they are and how sexy they are in their trouser pockets, which just shows that the new sandalwood is too strong to reach the mellow and sweet realm. Anyone who comes from India is called Laoshan, which is an insult to Laoshan in the traditional sense. As a result, hybrids were widely spread, and some of them came to China from India, probably sandalwood imported and exported from India.
2. Laoshan sandalwood with high oiliness density can be submerged. Wipe with a cloth after soaking in water, and the luster is easy to recover. The reason is that because of its very moist oil and hard and heavy material, the pores are not easy to open, which can prevent moisture from destroying its surface luster. However, if the new sandalwood does not bring out some patina, it will be difficult to recover its luster after soaking.
3, the top Laoshan sandalwood can ensure stable quality. On the problem of sandalwood cracking: After twenty or thirty years of standing, the properties of the cut sandalwood wood have been very stable, and the cracked sandalwood has also cracked (sandalwood is hollow or dark, so-called ten sandalwood and nine empty, which is also very vivid). What has not been cracked is very stable. Beads made of top sandalwood without cracking and coring are of very stable quality. The use of new materials is unstable and easy to crack. It is best not to buy new sandalwood beads.
4, the top Laoshan sandalwood is mellow, long and dark brown, which makes it sink straight to the bottom of the water. Sandalwood beads in Laoshan, India are usually divided into yellow meat, red meat and black meat by color. Black meat is the rarest. Indian sandalwood changes from brown to dark brown or even reddish brown with age.
The highest state of Indian sandalwood is dark reddish brown, which is also called black sandalwood. From the perspective of wood science, sandalwood becomes more oily as it gets older. With the growth of age, it never sinks, and the head sinks and the tail floats. This is an intermediate state. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe that the oil content of diving must be higher than that of non-diving. From this point of view, non-artificial diving (excluding artificial 502 or lead irrigation) should also be used as a quality index.
5. Top-grade Laoshan sandalwood should be uniform in color and delicate in material. Some people think it is best to weather the old trees in the mountains. In addition, I also want to remind you that the top sandalwood with patina should be crystal clear and have the texture of rhinoceros horn. With the increase of tree age, the annual rings and longitudinal textures of sandalwood change from inconspicuous to inconspicuous. The older the tree is, the less obvious the rings and textures are. So sandalwood with obvious texture is not top sandalwood.
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First, the efficacy of sandalwood
Sandalwood originated in India and is widely used in Buddhism. It's called Buddha Tree. In the popular geomantic omen, sandalwood has the function of attracting wealth and avoiding evil spirits, and is known as the "tree of attracting wealth" and the treasure tree of money. Historically, it was called "the tree of the royal family" because it symbolized power and status, nobility and power; Invest in planting sandalwood seedlings.
With low investment, high income and high return, it is known as the "Huang Jinshu" of modern economic market and has high investment value. It is an ideal feng shui tree suitable for villa garden planting. Sandalwood has been widely used and used in human history because of its unique fragrance and medicinal value.
Sandalwood is an important Chinese herbal medicine, which has always been valued by doctors and is called "Xin Wen; Spleen, stomach, heart and lung meridians; Warming the heart, appetizing and relieving pain. " External use can diminish inflammation, reduce swelling and moisturize skin; Fumigation and incineration can sterilize, drive away epidemics and prevent epidemics. Because of its preciousness, sandalwood was generally made into small ornaments such as beads and sandalwood fans in ancient times. Moreover, because of its unique fragrance, auxiliary function and great help to meditation, its sandalwood powder is also used in large-scale religious ceremonies.
Secondly, sandalwood is also one of the best spices for burning incense. The burning fragrance of sandalwood is sweet and exotic, with lingering fragrance, and its elegant and calm breath can make people calm and calm. Sandalwood can relieve breathing and increase the ability to prevent diseases.
Precious fine sandalwood, wood can be cut into small pieces and burned into petal fragrance; It can also be ground into powder, made into fragrant powder, and directly smoked and burned; Sandalwood has a calming effect and is helpful for meditation. It is often used in Buddhist rituals to support buddhas and bodhisattvas, so as to eliminate disasters and eliminate all heat. Sandalwood is distilled and refined into sandalwood oil, which can be applied to the body or used as perfume.
Sandalwood essential oil can dilute scars and fine lines, moisturize the skin, and prevent wrinkles is produced; Calm and soothe the nerves, can calm nerves and anxiety, and make people relax. Has the effects of moistening skin, dispelling summer heat and treating dermatoses. Before the invention of antibiotics such as penicillin, it was the best medicine to treat skin diseases.
Sandalwood can be carved into various Buddha statues, and smaller wood can be made into incense burners, beads and other Buddhist instruments. The raw materials of Laoshan sandalwood bracelet, sandalwood essential oil and sandalwood Buddha statue are all from India, so you should choose authentic sandalwood of origin for wearing, supporting and giving gifts.
Sandalwood contains medicinal components such as sandalwood brain, sugar aldehyde and sandalwood alkene, and its medicinal functions are as follows: Sandalwood has adjuvant therapeutic effects on reproductive and urinary systems, can improve cystitis, and has blood clearing and anti-inflammatory effects; Sandalwood also has unique aphrodisiac characteristics, which can dispel anxiety and help to increase romantic mood; Sandalwood also has a good effect on chest pain, sore throat and dry cough accompanied by bronchitis and lung infection. When mucous membrane is inflamed, sandalwood can relieve the disease, stimulate the immune system and prevent bacteria from reinfecting.
Sandalwood essential oil is a balanced essential oil, which is especially beneficial to dry eczema and water-deficient aging skin. It can soften skin, improve skin itching or inflammation, and its antibacterial effect is more helpful to improve the wound infected by blisters and carbuncle. Sandalwood incense, sandalwood fragrance ring, sandalwood powder and other sandalwood products produce fresh and elegant fragrance, which has many health care effects such as refreshing the brain, soothing emotions, relieving stress, breathing smoothly, improving sleep, regulating endocrine and so on.
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