Sandalwood, also known as white sandalwood, is an evergreen tree in the sandalwood family, native to India, Australia and Africa. So do you want to know what it is? Here I give you a detailed introduction, come to understand it!
What is it?
Sandalwood tree is a mysterious valuable and rare species, native to India and the Indonesian archipelago, sandalwood in China also has a long history, from ancient times to modern times people have a special kind of sandalwood alone. Because it represents a kind of noble, represents a quality, is the first choice for people on the health treasures. Since it is the health treasures, then the efficacy and role of sandalwood is certainly no wood can be compared, said sandalwood beads have to appease the nerves, to assist in the role of meditation, that the efficacy and role of sandalwood with peace of mind to nourish the spirit of the use of sandalwood, the following and I look at the efficacy and role of sandalwood what are they?
Sandalwood originated in India, widely used in Buddhism, known as the Buddha tree; in several popular feng shui, sandalwood efficacy and function of attracting wealth and avoiding evil, known as the "tree of wealth", is the money of the treasure tree; in the history of the world, because of the symbol of power and status is known as the "royal tree", symbolizing the power and status of the royal family, the tree of the royal family, the tree of the royal family, the tree of the royal family, and the tree of the royal family, symbolizing the power and status of the royal family. In history, because of the symbol of power and status is known as the "royal tree", symbolizing nobility and power; investment in planting sandalwood seedlings, low investment, high yield, high return, in the modern economic market is known as the "tree of gold [2]", has a very high investment value. Is suitable for planting in the villa garden ideal feng shui tree. Because of its unique flavor and medicinal value and other advantages, sandalwood in the history of mankind, but also has a very wide range of applications and value of use.
Sandalwood tree from Southeast Asia, mainly in India and Indonesia, such trees are slow-growing, the core material exudes elegant fragrance, long-lasting, so it is called sandalwood. According to ancient medical records, sandalwood is an important Chinese medicine, has always been valued by doctors, called "Xin, warm; to the spleen, stomach, heart, lungs; line heart warming, stomach and pain". External application can be anti-inflammatory swelling, moisturize the skin; fumigation can be antiseptic and disinfectant, to drive away the plague and epidemic. Because of its precious, sandalwood in ancient times is generally only made into beads, sandalwood fan and other small jewelry, and then because of its unique fragrance, has an auxiliary effect, for meditation is very helpful, and thus its sandalwood powder is also used in large-scale religious ceremonies. However, India and Indonesia have strict control over the export of sandalwood, the only remaining sandalwood on the market is pathetic, and thick and large sandalwood can be made furniture is very little, so it appears to be more precious.
Sandalwood beads have to go to the evil, go dry, sterilization refreshing function, it seems that the efficacy and role of sandalwood is not alone with the text can be said clearly. Sandalwood in the domestic only in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and Fujian part of the region can be planted.
How to identify sandalwood?
Sandalwood is the core part of sandalwood, excluding the sapwood of sandalwood *** no aroma, white ****. Sandalwood belongs to the genus Sandalwood in the family Sandalwoodaceae, is a semi-parasitic small trees, up to 8 to 15 meters high, diameter of the chest is about 20 to 30 centimeters, and the small ones are only 3 to 5 centimeters. Originally from the Godavilla River Basin in India, south to Mysore and Indonesia, east and west Nusa Tenggara and Timor-Leste. In addition, Australia, Fiji and other islands in the South Pacific, the United States of Hawaii also produces sandalwood, our country also has nearly 100 years of introduction history.
China's use of sandalwood history should be about 1500 years. Sandalwood is generally used in the production of Buddha statues and other handicrafts, medicinal use or extraction of sandalwood oil. In the collection or appreciation of sandalwood and sandalwood carving art should grasp the following basic features:
First, sandalwood is generally yellow-brown or dark brown, long time is slightly darker color, good luster, the pulp is not as obvious as rosewood or huanghuali. Texture hard, delicate, smooth, feel good, air dry density of 0.87 to 0.97 g / cm3, texture straight or slightly wave-shaped, growth wheel obvious or not very obvious.
Secondly, the aroma is mellow, long-lasting, long is not very obvious, but with a razor blade scraping, still aroma, and camphor, incense, compared to the pungent aroma of the pungent slightly lighter, natural. Some people use artificial flavorings to soak or spray the wood to pretend to be sandalwood, the scent is generally with the obvious taste of medicine and does not last.
Third, the wood of sandalwood. Sandalwood genus of some of the quality of wood is not comparable to sandalwood produced in India and Indonesia. The best quality sandalwood from India, followed by Indonesia. General international market with sandalwood genus of other wood or different families but the appearance of similar sandalwood, but also with the scent of the wood to pretend to be sandalwood. Some manufacturers in China to white linden, cypress, yellow rue, birch, Lu Juniper after color, dyeing and then soaked in artificial flavor, spray to pretend to be sandalwood and a large number of made into fans, statues, beads and other carvings.
Collection of sandalwood notes:
China's use of sandalwood and its long history, when in about 1500 years. Sandalwood is generally used in the production of Buddha statue carving and other crafts, medicinal use or extraction of sandalwood oil. In the collection or appreciation of sandalwood and sandalwood carving art should grasp the following characteristics:
One, sandalwood texture hard, delicate, smooth, feel good. Its color is generally yellow-brown or dark brown, long time is slightly darker, good luster, but its pulp is slightly inferior to rosewood or huanghuali.
The second, sandalwood aroma mellow, long-lasting. Time long sandalwood, its aroma is not very obvious. Sandalwood is the core material part of sandalwood, and does not include sandalwood sapwood *** no aroma, more white ****. Most of the newly felled sandalwood, close to the smell, often with a pungent aroma and a special fishy, stored for decades or even hundreds of years of sandalwood, when sandalwood's fragrance has been very warm, mellow, can be described as the best sandalwood in the very best.
Third, on the market pretending to be sandalwood wood to be extra vigilant. The international market is more useful sandalwood other wood or different families but the appearance of similar sandalwood, or scented wood to pretend to be sandalwood. China has found that some manufacturers to white linden, cypress, yellow rue, birch, land average pine, etc., after the color, dyeing and then soaked with artificial flavor, spray to pretend to be sandalwood and a large number of made of fan, Buddha, Buddha beads and other carvings. However, the quality of other woods of the genus Sandalwood is not comparable to the sandalwood produced in India and Indonesia.