What is Agarwood and its effects?

Agarwood is a name that is not strange to many people, but what is agarwood, few people understand. According to folklore, the incense from the sky flies with the wind and lands on the injured spot on the Do Bau tree, blends with the melted resin, molded over time, forming Agarwood, containing the spirit of heaven and earth.

1. SMALL FORM

Agarwood is actually the amount of oil crystallized in the wood of the Do Bau tree. The reason why it is so agglomerated is that today the scientific world has learned and understood the rules and how to create bass.

Science has confirmed that Agarwood is a wood containing a lot of aromatic resin born from the trunk of the do tree that grew a lot in the old forests of Vietnam in the past. When the tree is injured, the oil in the tree gathers to resist the damage and infection from the outside, the remaining oil gradually denatures and becomes Agarwood, depending on the time of formation and the degree of infection that will give out large and small bass blocks and different shapes. The trees with agarwood are often fibrous and the trunks have tumors, tumours, borers, termite mounds, bombardment, broken branches or struck by lightning.

Agarwood agarwood crystallized in the Do tree in the middle of deep forests and mountains in many regions of the country, but in the past, only Khanh Hoa was the place where this rare and best product gathered the most and best. The name is Tram Huong land

2. SCOPE OF DISTRIBUTION OF AGARWOOD

Agarwood trees are distributed in Asian countries, often growing in rainforest areas in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, northern India, Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea.

In Vietnam, in the past, Agarwood (Agarwood) was widely distributed in tropical evergreen, rainy, primeval humid forests of Tuyen Quang, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh provinces, especially from Quang Binh and Quang Tri. , Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, to the Central Highlands, An Giang, Kien Giang and Phu Quoc island.

3. CLASSIFICATION OF Agarwood

Agarwood is divided into 4 main types:

- Ky Nam: A special rare and precious type of Agarwood, the price of Ky Nam Agarwood is up to billions of dong - the highest among all types of agarwood because of its difficult-to-exploit characteristics.
Agarwood Agarwood has the largest amount of oil in agarwood types, soft and flexible, full of spicy, bitter, aromatic, sweet, green smoke.
Agarwood male is classified into 4 types: Bach Ky, Thanh Ky, Huynh Ky and Hac Ky.
- Agarwood roots: Similar to Ky Nam agarwood, but not as perfect as Ky Nam.
Tree roots are completely submerged under water forming Agarwood roots.
With characteristics that are difficult to exploit and high economic value, agarwood is mainly traded through hands quickly without being sold on the market.
- Agarwood ants: A type of agarwood with holes, holes made by ants to nest in trees. If the agarwood roots are completely submerged in the water, the agarwood ants will just sink under the water.
The price of Agarwood ants ranges from several hundred million or more, is a fairly rare type of agarwood in nature.
Agarwood ants are also divided into many types: green ants, scallop ants, needle swords, walled swords, thorn ants, hole ants, white ants, and black ants.
- Agarwood: A type of bass formed on the trunk of the Do tree, solid, no holes. With the price of agarwood from a few hundred to several million dong, agarwood is popular and popular on the market today. The quality of the bass is at a stable level, with the affordable price, the bass becomes the optimal choice for those who want to own it. This is a type of agarwood contaminated with very little oil, so it is rated as the lowest grade in Agarwood. There are many types of speed, but typically: leech speed, string speed, incense speed, pi speed. In which, speed incense is the type of speed with a very fragrant scent.

+ Leech speed: Belongs to the speed group with a high degree of oil contamination in the wood grain, small, finger-sized, small chopsticks or like leeches.
+ Wire speed: Belongs to the speed group with a degree of interstitial oil contamination, creating many rings between the wood fibers, usually round, long, root-shaped.
+ Speed ​​of incense: Belonging to the speed group with a degree of oil contamination in thin form, the aroma is more prominent than other types of speed.
+ Speed ​​pi: Belongs to the speed group with a thin level of oil contamination, surrounding the outside of the wood fibers in the form of a pyramid, a large tubular shape.

Dai Loc tower agarwood buds are made of Agarwood powder, powder and acacia of Litsea, without chemical additives

4. EFFECTS OF Agarwood

Agarwood is a precious medicinal herb: Agarwood is a rare and precious medicine in traditional medicine, has the effect of reducing gas, charging the kidneys, and preventing diseases of abdominal pain, chest pain, vomiting, asthma, and diuretic. , relieve pain, calm down, ban speech, reduce fever, shortness of breath, spit blood... Agarwood also helps increase men's bravery.

The legend of Agarwood tells that the goddess Po Nagar (also known as Thien YA Na), is the Mother of God Ngoc, created by the Champa people, this goddess is worshiped by the lands belonging to Cham. Pa used to be, now Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan, Dak Lak ... so agarwood often appears in the mountains in these localities.

In terms of science, the process of creating agarwood is a miraculous work of nature and creation, with a special resin that covers the wound on the trunk of the Do Bau tree. Agarwood was born between heaven and earth and converged under a tree. Whether viewed from the perspective of legend or science, it is believed that agarwood has spirituality and especially has significant uses for feng shui.

 

Agarwood has the effect of warding off evil spirits and impurities. This is noted by the fact that agarwood is used a lot in religious ceremonies. Since ancient times, the priests of Egypt used frankincense as a fuel to communicate with the gods, they used frankincense to request and invite the gods to come to them. In addition, Agarwood is also used to embalm bodies in tombs, dispel unclean air.

Agarwood is known as the smell of Nirvana, because it is associated with Buddhism, present in all rituals, but Buddhism is directed towards good morals, spiritual practice, good direction, compassion, joy and equanimity. selflessness, altruism, all focus on the human mind. It is said that "the mind gives birth to ghosts", when the mind is disturbed, it produces mixed thoughts, affecting human behavior, leading to falling, fear, encountering many bad things, and ghosts come from the mind.

The scent of agarwood has a sedative effect, improves concentration, clarity, concentration, is often used in meditation, helps the mind to be stable and relaxed, thereby dispelling evil spirits and demons. . Agarwood is also burned in major Christian rituals, which are often compared to the fragrance of God. Today, people still use frankincense in daily rituals such as housewarming, opening ceremonies, worshiping...

Agarwood helps to attract talent, lead fortune and bring luck to the homeowner when using it. Using frankincense to decorate or use as a regular fuel in the house is considered a luxury hobby of giants and business people. They believe that, when placed in the right position, it can help circulate air, purify unclean air, and convert it into a good source of gas for the surrounding environment.

Agarwood is believed to contain a sacred energy source, as a treasure to help keep, ward off evil spirits, and guide fortune.

Agarwood contains the spirit of heaven and earth, so it contains a source of sacred energy, as a treasure to help keep, ward off evil spirits, and lead fortune. Agarwood is often decorated in places such as the desk, living room, and main door. Not to mention, frankincense also works to relax the body, clear mind, and calm the mind, thereby making wise decisions in work and study.

Agarwood incense can be used as a fuel, often used as raw materials in incense such as toothpicks, incense buds, agarwood tablets, agarwood sticks, etc. to use incense to worship, incense, and disinfect.

People can use frankincense to make handicraft products or keep the same form of decoration at work and home. This is a way to help increase the beauty, elegance, and superficiality of the homeowner, as well as a way to use agarwood as a feng shui object in the house, dispel evil spirits, and leave a lasting scent in the house.

Agarwood incense is also made into jewelry or religious items such as bracelets and rosaries, which further enhances the strength of feng shui when keeping agarwood by your side, warding off evil spirits. Agarwood seeds rubbing against the skin helps to transmit good energy to the body, emitting a warm scent to help calm the mind, easy to fall into a deep sleep.