How much is sandalwood in Chinese medicine shop?
At present, few sandalwood has entered the China market, especially from India, while sandalwood from Indonesia, Brazil or Africa is very common in the market. Different varieties have different prices. For example, Laoshan Xiang 1200 yuan/500g is light brown in color, long in fragrance, even in color, delicate in texture, and almost no in texture compared with heavy ones. Dimenkang 800- 1 100 RMB /500 g, light brown, 8- 12 cm in diameter, with many bends and spicy fragrance. Sandalwood produced in Africa (estimated to be all kinds of sandalwood or artificially introduced) is about 300 RMB /500g in 500 yuan, with dark yellow color, rough texture, light specific gravity and light fragrance. In addition, there is a kind of fake sandalwood brewed with spices on the market, which should be identified.