As a semi-parasitic small tree, sandalwood belongs to the genus Sandalwood, which has a tree height of 8 to 15 meters, a breast diameter of about 20 to 30 centimeters, and a small one of only 3 to 5 centimeters. Sandalwood is mainly produced in hot and humid areas such as eastern India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Fiji. Among them, the "Old Mountain Tan" from India is a superior product. Indian sandalwood is characterized by its yellowish yellow color, large oily, and long-lasting fragrance. The sandalwood produced in Australia, Indonesia and Other places has a slightly lower texture, color and aroma than the former. It is called "Johor Baru Tan".
Sandalwood trees not only grow extremely slowly, but usually take decades to become mature, and they are very delicate. In the seedling stage, they must also be parasitic on plants such as phoenix trees, red bean trees, and acacia trees to survive. Due to its limited production and the demand for it, sandalwood has always been a rare and expensive wood, and it has been hailed as the “king of the woodâ€.
China has a history of using sandalwood and its long history, when it was around 1500. Sandalwood is generally used in the production of Buddha sculptures and other handicrafts, medicinal or extracting sandalwood oil. When collecting or enjoying sandalwood and sandalwood carvings, you should grasp the following characteristics:
First, the sandalwood wood is hard, delicate, smooth, and feels good. The air-dry density is 0.87 to 0.97 g/cm3. The texture is straight or slightly curved, and the growth wheel is obviously or not obvious. Its color is generally yellowish brown or dark brown. When the time is long, the color is slightly darker and the gloss is good, but its patina is slightly inferior to red sandalwood or huanghuali.
Second, the sandalwood fragrance is mellow and long-lasting. The long-lasting sandalwood, although its aroma is not very obvious, but it is shaved with a blade, but it is still rich in aroma, and it is slightly lighter and naturalr than the fragrant incense of the fragrant fragrant and fragrant Nan. Of course, some wood that is soaked or sprayed with artificial flavors, except for those who pretend to be sandalwood.
Sandalwood refers to the core material of sandalwood and does not include the sapwood of sandalwood (no aroma, mostly white). Most newly cut sandalwoods, which are recently heard, often have a pungent aroma and a special suffocating gas, so it is often necessary to set aside for a while before the scent is to be calmed and then used. For example, sandalwood stored for decades or even hundreds of years, when the fragrance of sandalwood has been very warm and mellow, it is the best in sandalwood.
Third, be extra vigilant against the wood that pretends to be sandalwood. At present, there are many other woods or different families of sandalwood in the international market, but the appearance is similar to sandalwood, or the scented wood is used to impersonate sandalwood. China has found that some manufacturers use white eucalyptus, cedar, sassafras, birch, Lu Junsong, etc., after coloring, dyeing and then soaking and spraying with artificial flavors to impersonate sandalwood and make a large number of fans, Buddha statues, beads and other carvings. . However, the quality of other woods of the sandalwood is not comparable to the sandalwood produced in India and Indonesia.
Fourth, sandalwood is a Chinese herbal medicine. As a Chinese herbal medicine, sandalwood has always been valued by medical doctors. It is called "Xin, Wen; spleen, stomach, heart, lung; heart temperature, appetite and pain." External application can reduce inflammation and swelling, moisturize the skin; smoldering can be sterilized and disinfected. It can treat sore throat, acne, anti-infection and anti-asthma. It has the effect of conditioning sensitive skin and preventing skin aging. Detoxification, dryness, sterilization, mildew, insect and phlegm. It has the effect of calming nerves, assisting meditation and refreshing meditation. The sandalwood oil extracted from sandalwood has a wide range of uses in medicine. It has various functions such as cooling, astringent, strong heart, nourishing and lubricating skin. It can be used to treat bile diseases, cystitis, gonorrhea and abdominal pain, fever, vomiting and the like. It is especially effective for cracks, rich hands, dark spots, mosquito bites, etc. It is an important medicine for treating skin diseases in ancient times.
There are two ways to classify sandalwood: by geographical division and by attribute. As the former, it exists as a customary classification of sandalwood traders in history. The latter method is more scientific.
According to the former method, sandalwood is different from Laoshanxiang (Indian), Johor Bahru (Australian), Dimensional (Indonesia and East Timor) and Sydney (Australian or South Pacific Island). According to the latter method, there are about 70 species and varieties of sandalwood plants. Mainly sandalwood, scented sandalwood, New Caledonia sandalwood, large flower Australian sandalwood, Otaru sandalwood, Papua sandalwood, Umbrella, Australian sandalwood, Tahiti sandalwood, Hook leaf Australian sandalwood, dense Flower Australian sandalwood, Chilean sandalwood, large fruit Australian sandalwood, green Hawaiian sandalwood, bright leaf Hawaiian sandalwood, weeping Weiyi sandalwood, coastal Weiyi sandalwood and so on. In fact, only sandalwood, scented sandalwood and one or two kinds of sandalwood produced in Australia are in the sandalwood trade.
Sandalwood, which is currently in the Chinese market, especially sandalwood produced in India, is rare. Most of the markets that are seen in the market are Indonesian, PNG or African sandalwood. Moreover, the prices of these sandalwoods vary widely. For example, Indian yam is often eight to ten times the market price of African sandalwood.
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