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The agarwood is known as agor gach (আগর গাছ) and the agarwood oil as agor ator (আগর আতর). In Odia, it is called agara (ଅଗର). In Malayalam, it is called akil (അകിൽ). In Cambodia, it is called chann crassna. The fragrance from this wood is called khloem chann (ខ្លឹមចាន់) or khloem chann crassna.
Hyraceum on display at a museum of perfumery. The material hardens and ages until it becomes a fairly sterile, rock-like material (also referred to as "Africa Stone") that contains compounds giving it an animalic, deeply complex fermented scent that combines the elements of musk, castoreum, civet, tobacco and agarwood.
3. Herbal Treatments: Herbal distillates are also employed in traditional and holistic medicine for their therapeutic benefits. Due to their lower concentration compared to essential oils, they are often used for: Topical applications: They can be applied directly to the skin to soothe irritations, reduce inflammation, and promote healing. For ...
Crystal healing is a pseudoscientific alternative-medicine practice that uses semiprecious stones and crystals such as quartz, agate, amethyst or opal. Despite the common use of the term "crystal", many popular stones used in crystal healing, such as obsidian, are not technically crystals. Adherents of the practice claim that these have healing ...
Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source [6] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense. [2] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mould, Phaeoacremonium parasitica , [ 7 ] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus.
The tree produces agarwood, a valuable fragrant wood used for incense and medicine. Previously, the wood was used to make joss sticks and incense, but in Hong Kong this industry has died out. [2] The balm (resin) produced and accumulated from the wood is used as a valuable Chinese medicine called “Chen Xiang” (沉香).
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Agarwood (沈香, jinkō) and sandalwood (白檀, byakudan) are the two most important ingredients in Japanese incense. The characters in agarwood mean "incense that sinks in water" due to the weight of the resin in the wood. Sandalwood is used in the Japanese tea ceremony. The most valued sandalwood comes from Mysore in the state of Karnataka ...