What are the identification methods of agarwood?

May 02, 2021

    Agarwood has high use value and investment collection value in many aspects such as Chinese medicine, collection, beauty, environmental protection and so on. The market price of agarwood is very high, and the market demand is large. So for many friends who love agarwood, how to identify the good and bad agarwood in the market? If you want to know, follow the Xiaobian and learn about it!

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    Four methods for identifying good and bad agarwood

    1 Look: The surface pores of agarwood are exquisitely A goods, and the bulky pores are B goods (three-level products). It is different from the first to third grades of black soil. Generally, only the best first grade product is black. The water sinking A product is generally dark brown, and also has dark blue color. If someone gives you A string of black-colored agarwood bracelets is said to be a second-class product of water sinking. Generally speaking, only those who are shoddy or not know themselves.

    2 smell: This is the most important means of identification. Generally, the smell of agarwood just smells like a familiar smell, but when you look carefully, you can't remember what it tastes. The most important difference between water and soil sinking is that the soil sinks thick and violent, and the water sink is mild and mellow. The main reason for smelling agarwood is to "drill" and what is a drill? It is the smell of agarwood that is drilled and drilled into your nostrils. The taste of true agarwood should be that the taste is drilled into your nose along a wire-like path. Another means of judging is “transparent”. Generally, the purchase of agarwood bracelets comes with a plastic bag. The bag is sealed and impervious. At this time, you put the agarwood in the bag and tighten it, as long as your sense of smell is normal, really The agarwood can be scented through this bag. The third way to judge is to "put". If you have the conditions, you can put it next to the pillow. During your relaxed sleep at night, you can smell the taste for a while, intermittent. If it is a fake, the taste is not a burst.

    3 Touch: The second product of the water sink looks like a layer of oil (A-goods are also available, but not obvious), but the feeling of the hand is not oily when it is not dirty. If it is a fake, this oil will leave a dirty mark on your hand.

    4 Debate: You can take down a bead and put it in a cup of pure water. You can see that the incense can't wait to sink to the bottom of the cup, but this method is not scientific and can only be regarded as a condition for judgment. Because the beads of red sandalwood will also sink, the agarwood is also sinking, but the highest grade of Qi Nan is half-sinking and half-floating. Therefore, this method can only be used as a reference. It cannot be used as a standard.

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    The Identification Method of Agarwood - The Morphological Characteristics of Aquilaria

    It is irregularly shaped like a block or a helmet, and some are small pieces. The piece is solid, woody, with chiseling marks, light brown, with brownish-brown plaque or small dots (discrete); the other side is resin-exuding consolidated surface, yellowish brown, uneven, There are cracks, and see the honeycomb small holes. Under the magnifying glass, the graininess is observed, and there is a loose feeling. The knife cuts into a powdery shape. Hard, mostly not sinking in water. It has a special aroma and a bitter taste; it emits smoke and strong aroma when burned, and it has black oil oozing out.

    Other introductions about agarwood enter "What is Agarwood "; more details can be found in the China Jewelry Merchants Network for a detailed review!

Agarwood has high use value and investment collection value in many aspects such as Chinese medicine, collection, beauty, environmental protection and so on. The market price of agarwood is very high, and the market demand is large. So for many friends who love agarwood, how to identify the good and bad agarwood in the market? If you want to know, follow the Xiaobian and learn about it!

沉香木

Four methods for identifying good and bad agarwood

1 Look: The surface pores of agarwood are exquisitely A goods, and the bulky pores are B goods (three-level products). It is different from the first to third grades of black soil. Generally, only the best first grade product is black. The water sinking A product is generally dark brown, and also has dark blue color. If someone gives you A string of black-colored agarwood bracelets is said to be a second-class product of water sinking. Generally speaking, only those who are shoddy or not know themselves.

2 smell: This is the most important means of identification. Generally, the smell of agarwood just smells like a familiar smell, but when you look carefully, you can't remember what it tastes. The most important difference between water and soil sinking is that the soil sinks thick and violent, and the water sink is mild and mellow. The main reason for smelling agarwood is to "drill" and what is a drill? It is the smell of agarwood that is drilled and drilled into your nostrils. The taste of true agarwood should be that the taste is drilled into your nose along a wire-like path. Another means of judging is “transparent”. Generally, the purchase of agarwood bracelets comes with a plastic bag. The bag is sealed and impervious. At this time, you put the agarwood in the bag and tighten it, as long as your sense of smell is normal, really The agarwood can be scented through this bag. The third way to judge is to "put". If you have the conditions, you can put it next to the pillow. During your relaxed sleep at night, you can smell the taste for a while, intermittent. If it is a fake, the taste is not a burst.

3 Touch: The second product of the water sink looks like a layer of oil (A-goods are also available, but not obvious), but the feeling of the hand is not oily when it is not dirty. If it is a fake, this oil will leave a dirty mark on your hand.

4 Debate: You can take down a bead and put it in a cup of pure water. You can see that the incense can't wait to sink to the bottom of the cup, but this method is not scientific and can only be regarded as a condition for judgment. Because the beads of red sandalwood will also sink, the agarwood is also sinking, but the highest grade of Qi Nan is half-sinking and half-floating. Therefore, this method can only be used as a reference. It cannot be used as a standard.

沉香木

The Identification Method of Agarwood - The Morphological Characteristics of Aquilaria

It is irregularly shaped like a block or a helmet, and some are small pieces. The piece is solid, woody, with chiseling marks, light brown, with brownish-brown plaque or small dots (discrete); the other side is resin-exuding consolidated surface, yellowish brown, uneven, There are cracks, and see the honeycomb small holes. Under the magnifying glass, the graininess is observed, and there is a loose feeling. The knife cuts into a powdery shape. Hard, mostly not sinking in water. It has a special aroma and a bitter taste; it emits smoke and strong aroma when burned, and it has black oil oozing out.

Other introductions about agarwood enter "What is Agarwood "; more details can be found in the China Jewelry Merchants Network for a detailed review!

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