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Oud oil is also beneficial for the hair and scalp. Indeed, Sanskrit poet, Kālidāsa (c. 353-c. 420), describes “beautiful women...suspend their dark hair in the smoke of burning aloes.” (aloes was the ancient word for agarwood). For a slightly more local jaunt, the next time you pass by a Sephora or a department store's fragrance section, be sure to take a whiff of those aforementioned oud fragrances and smell for yourself. There is no oil more suited to the beard wearer than oud. After all, oud has been worn by sultans, pharaohs and kings for millennia.

Psalms 45: "All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad." The Roman physician, Dioscorides described the medicinal uses of agarwood in his book Materia Medica (65 CE), a pharmacopoeia of medicinal plants and medicines used to treat human complaints. Other mythologies have suggested that agarwood was the only cutting that Adam was allowed to take from the garden of Eden.Barden, Angela; Anak, Noorainie Awang; Mulliken, Teresa; Song, Michael (2000). Heart of the Matter: Agarwood Use and Trade and CITES Implementation for Aquilaria malaccensis (PDF). Cambridge, England: Traffic International. p.7. ISBN 978-1-85850-177-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2008. Persoon, G.A. "Agarwood: the life of a wounded tree". IIAS Newsletter. IIAS, Leiden. 45 (2007): 24–25. a b Dinah Jung, The Value of Agarwood: Reflections upon its use and history in South Yemen, Universitätsbibliothel, Universität Heidelberg, 30 May 2011, (PDF) p. 4. It is known as Chénxiāng ( 沉香) in Chinese, Chimhyang ( 침향) in Korean, Jinkō ( 沈香) in Japanese, and trầm hương in Vietnamese; all meaning "deep scent" and alluding to its intense scent. In Japan, there are several grades of Jinkō, the highest of which is known as Kyara (伽羅). [17] [18] In Vietnam, ancient texts also refer to the use of agarwood in relation to travelling Buddhist monks. [19] As the centuries have progressed, research and use of oud have resulted in many more benefits being attributed to its oils.

Hkum, Seng Hkum N and Maodee, M. (July 2005) "Marketing and Domestication of NTFPs in North Phonsali Three Districts" NPADP Presentation, NTFP MIS Workshop Luangprabang, North Phongsali Alternative Development Project, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The aromatic qualities of agarwood are influenced by the species, geographic location, its branch, trunk and root origin, length of time since infection, and methods of harvesting and processing. [3]

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Burrow, T., and M. B. Emeneau (1984). A Dravidian etymological dictionary (2ed.). Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. p.4. Ta. akil (in cpds. akiṛ-) eagle-wood, Aquilaria agallocha; the drug agar obtained from the tree; akku eagle-wood. Ma. akil aloe wood, A. agallocha. Ka. agil the balsam tree which yields bdellium, Amyris agallocha; the dark species of Agallochum; fragrance. Tu. agilů a kind of tree; kari agilů Agallochum. / Cf. Skt. aguru-, agaru-; Pali akalu, akaḷu, agaru, agalu, agaḷu; Turner, CDIAL, no. 49. DED 14. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Overharvesting and habitat loss threatens some populations of agarwood-producing species. Concern over the impact of the global demand for agarwood has thus led to the inclusion of the main taxa on CITES Appendix II, which requires that international trade in agarwood be monitored. Monitoring is conducted by Cambridge-based TRAFFIC (a joint WWF and IUCN programme). [40] CITES also provides that international trade in agarwood be subject to controls designed to ensure that harvest and exports are not to the detriment of the survival of the species in the wild. [41] Panda, H. (1 January 2009). Aromatic Plants Cultivation, Processing And Uses. National Institute of Industrial Re. p.182. ISBN 978-81-7833-057-0 . Retrieved 8 October 2010. Jung, Dr. Dinah (1 January 2013). The cultural biography of agarwood (PDF). University of Heidelberg: HeiDOK: Journal article: JRAS. pp.103–125 . Retrieved 30 October 2016. External links [ edit ]

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, ISSN 2305-0330, Volume 2, Issue 1: January 2013) It is important to buy high-quality oud products. Some merchants have been found to cheat by adding lead to oud to increase its weight. Inhalation of lead fumes can damage the body. So, is there already a synthetic oud fragrance? Yes, and not exactly. "Synthetic oud doesn't really exist per se," Voelkl explains. "But what we do to replicate the smell of natural oud in our fragrances, is create substitutes that are compositions using a combination of other natural [ingredients] and some [synthetic] molecules. I like to use some of these alternatives in my formulas as they are generally 'softer' and less animalic-smelling compared to that of natural oud extract."Aquilaria hirta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 22 July 2013. Oud wasn’t just used as a scent or as a display of opulence but has long been highly prized for its medicinal properties. These range from the psychoactive to the spiritual, and from the therapeutic to the medicinal.

The word ultimately comes from one of the Dravidian languages, [10] [11] probably from Tamil அகில் (agil). [12] Vernacular names [ edit ] Aquilaria tree showing darker agarwood. Poachers had scraped off the bark to allow the tree to become infected by the ascomycetous mould.Cityb Sensual Cologne Amazing smell, my husband thought it was a very expensive cologne I had bought for him. Long lasting, highly recommended.