Knowledge

Agarwood, is a resinous wood that forms when Aquilaria and Gyrinops trees are infected with mould. Before the wood is infected, it is pale and light-coloured. As the infection progresses, the tree produces a dark aromatic resin. The wood which is resin-embedded is commonly called agarwood. The wood is valued for its unique fragrance. Thus, it is used for perfumes and incense.

Agarwood is known under many names in different cultures:
-In Urdu and Hindi, it is known as agar
-In Bengali, agarwood is known as  “agar gaach (আগর গাছ)”
-It is known as chénxiāng (沉香) in Chinese, “Cham Heong” in Cantonese, trầm hương in Vietnamese, andjinkō (沈香) in Japanese; all meaning “sinking incense”
-It is known as oud (عود) in Arabic
-In Europe, it was referred to as Lignum aquila or Agilawood, since agila and gaharu sound similar
-In Tibetan, it is known as ཨ་ག་རུ་ (a-ga-ru)
-In Assamese, it is known as “sasi” or “sashi”
-The Indonesian and Malay name is “gaharu”
-In Hong Kong, it is normally called as Aloeswood
-In Papua New Guinea, it is known as “ghara” or eaglewood
-In Thai, it is known as “Mai Kritsana” (ไม้กฤษณา)
-In Tamil, it is known as “akil” (அகில்)
-In Laos, it is known as “Mai Ketsana”
-In Myanmar, it is known as “Thit Mhwae”
-In Sri Lanka, the Gyrinops walla tree, which is able to produce Agarwood, is known as “Walla Patta”(වල්ල පට්ට)
source: http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agarwood

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