? Daphne odora is wood, spice and traditional Chinese medicine, and it is the dried wood part of Aquilaria sinensis or other trees.
? When stimulated by trauma or fungal infection, the core of Daphne plants will secrete a lot of resin with strong fragrance. These parts are also called "water agarwood" because of their high density. In many parts of the world, Daphne is a precious spice, which is used to burn incense, extract spices, add them to wine, or directly carve them into decorations.
? Daphne odora is also called Shenshuixiang. Aquilaria wood is hard, mostly insoluble in water, slightly bitter and slightly sweet. When burning, the smoke gives off a strong aroma and black oil seeps out.
Distribution of origin:
? Aquilaria sinensis is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian and other provinces in China, but its wild distribution in other provinces is rare. In Yunnan, it is mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, and the wild stock is not much, mainly scattered in the reserve; At present, due to the use of agarwood as medicine, the damage to trees is extremely serious, and the relatively concentrated trees are cut down, leaving only sporadic residual plants.
In addition, the quality of agarwood (Xinzhou Xiang) produced in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in East Asian countries is better.