Agarwood, the king of incense, has a wide variety. Nowadays, there is no unified classification standard for agarwood on the market, but we can explore several well-known varieties together.
01 Qi Nan
Qi Nan, known as the treasure of agarwood, has extremely high medicinal value and collection value. The formation process is extremely complex and requires hundreds of years of accumulation and precipitation. The aroma of Qi Nan is unique, rich and persistent, able to penetrate people's hearts and make people intoxicated. It has a soft texture and is easy to carve, which makes for beautiful crafts. In the market, Qi Nan's ** has been high and has become a leader in the agarwood market.
The production areas of Qinan are mainly concentrated in Southeast Asia, with Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and other countries producing the largest. The tropical rainforest areas of these countries have a humid climate and lush vegetation, which provides unique conditions for the growth of agarwood trees. However, with the continuous heating up of the agarwood market in recent years, the production of Qi Nan is getting less and less, and it continues.
02 Vietnamese agarwood
Agarwood is one of Vietnam's important specialties, and Vietnam's agarwood production areas are mainly concentrated in the central mountainous areas, especially at the junction of northern and central Vietnam. The terrain here is dominated by mountains and plateaus, with a humid climate and lush vegetation, which provides unique conditions for the growth of agarwood.
The reason why Vietnamese agarwood is highly regarded is inseparable from its unique qualities and characteristics. First of all, the aroma of Vietnamese agarwood is rich and persistent, with a mellow smell with sweet and herbal notes, which is very pleasant. Secondly, Vietnamese agarwood has an excellent texture, firm and delicate, with high oiliness and hardness, and is not easy to deform or crack. In addition, the texture of Vietnamese agarwood is beautiful, the oil is evenly distributed, and it presents a unique streamlined shape and pattern.
In addition to being used as a spice and medicinal herb, Vietnamese agarwood also has a high collection value and investment value. Some precious varieties of agarwood are even considered works of art and heirlooms.
03 Soil sinking
Tu Shen is an ancient variety of agarwood that gets its name from its earth-like texture. Different from ordinary agarwood, the aroma of earth sinking is more intense and deep, with strong penetration and persistence. In ancient times, it was regarded as a precious medicinal herb and spice, and was widely used in medicine, religion, and daily life.
The process of collecting and making soil subsidence is very tedious and time-consuming. Under suitable climatic conditions, trees can only form high-quality soil subsidence after a long period of decay and aging after natural disasters or man-made felling. This process takes decades or even hundreds of years, so the amount of subsidence is very limited and extremely expensive.
04 Water sinks
Shui Shen is a precious spice, which is formed from agarwood after a long period of age. In ancient times, water sinking was seen as a luxury that was only enjoyed by royalty and nobility. It is said that water sink has high medicinal value and is capable of a variety of diseases. Therefore, water sinking has always been highly sought after in the market, and ** has always been high.
The collection of water sink is not easy. The process of collecting water sink is very dangerous because agarwood usually grows on steep mountain cliffs, and gatherers need to climb high places to find them.
05 Inverted agarwood
Inverted agarwood is a very precious spice, which is widely used in the high-end spice and medicinal materials market due to its unique fragrance and medicinal value.
Inverted agarwood is produced from a plant called the "agarwood tree", and after years of growth and disease, part of the trunk will form an oily substance, which is what we call agarwood.
The inverted agarwood refers to a special kind of agarwood formed after a long period of aging and aging after these agarwoods are naturally shed or cut down.
The existence of these agarwood varieties not only enriches our sensory experience, but also makes us marvel at the magic of nature.