People are divided into three, six, nine, etc., and there are rosewood and rosewood. There are many popular rare and precious trees in the market. The reason why these famous trees are precious is that they naturally have their own advantages, and it is difficult to simply assert the level. In terms of popularity and price, among these famous trees, the top five most widely recognized and valuable trees can be ranked as: agarwood, huanghuali, lobular red sandalwood, Laoshan sandalwood, and rosewood.
Among them, huanghuali, lobular red sandalwood, and rosewood belong to the category of precious mahogany furniture materials, while agarwood and Laoshan sandalwood are both wood and spices.
Agarwood (precious grade: AAA grade)
Although agarwood is different from agarwood, in essence, agarwood is still wood.
When being bitten by animals, traumatized by external force, artificially cut, eroded by insects and ants, or infected by organisms, in order to protect the injured part, agarwood will secrete resin and gather around the wound, and when the resin reaches a certain concentration, it will "knot" into Agarwood.
Agarwood is a solid condensate mixed with resin, gum, volatile oil, wood and other components. The first of the four famous incense in ancient China (agarwood, sandalwood, ambergris, musk), known as the "diamond in the wood".
According to the standards stipulated in the "Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China", the content of solid precipitates exceeds 10% is qualified agarwood, while the solid precipitates less than 10% is agarwood.
The conditions for the formation of agarwood in the wild are harsh, and the yield is extremely low. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "a piece of agarwood is worth ten thousand gold". Now, the price of "Qinan", the best of agarwood, can reach 10,000 yuan per gram, which is far more than the price of gold.
Agarwood can exude a very comfortable and unique fragrance, which has soothing and sedative effects, and also has extremely high medicinal value. are recorded.
Because people are rushing for agarwood, agarwood has always been in an extremely precious state.
Hainan Huanghuali (Precious Grade: AA Grade)
Hainan Huanghuali is a rare and precious wood produced in Hainan, my country, and its scientific name is Dalbergia japonica.
The texture is unpredictable, the color is neither quiet nor noisy, the material is delicate and oily, the texture is warm and moist like jade, and it also has medicinal value for lowering blood pressure.
Huanghuali is a good material for making furniture since the Ming and Qing dynasties. Collector Wang Shixiang pointed out in his book "Research on Ming-style Furniture" that the best Ming-style furniture is made of huanghuali.
Since 2000, the price trend of Hainan huanghuali has been rising steadily, creating a miracle of 500 times in 10 years, becoming the darling of collectors and enthusiasts.
As early as many years, Hainan pear has been priced in "jin". With the further imbalance between supply and demand, authentic wild huanghuali may become the next wood that is priced in "gram" like agarwood.
Small leaf rosewood (precious grade: AA grade)
Small-leaf rosewood, the well-deserved emperor's wood, the king of wood, is produced in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Although there are many named woods, the "red sandalwood" in the traditional Chinese concept only refers to today's "small-leaf red sandalwood", the scientific name is sandalwood red sandalwood.
Small-leaf rosewood (Sandalwood rosewood) has fine wood, good oiliness, high density, and stable wood. It is praised as "the wood with the best temperament" and has a unique sandalwood fragrance, which almost integrates all the advantages of precious woods.
The growth period is long, and there are many hollows, and the yield rate is extremely low.
Red sandalwood combines the essence of the sun and the moon, and is not only considered to be a good product for expelling pollution and warding off evil, and for balancing yin and yang. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is a precious medicinal material. In the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine written by the top ten Chinese medical experts such as Sun Simiao, Ge Hong and Li Shizhen, there are records of red sandalwood for reducing inflammation and pain, promoting blood circulation and detoxification, calming the mind and soothing the mind, cleansing and beautifying the face, and regulating qi and blood. .
"Pterostilbene stilbene" discovered by modern medicine in red sandalwood is far ahead of any known ingredients in anti-oxidation and anti-aging effects. "Pterostilbene wood extract" has become the most important raw material for high-end anti-aging cosmetics.
Laoshan Sandalwood (Precious grade: AA-grade)
Sandalwood, Buddhists call it "Sandalwood", which means "harmony" and "please give people pleasure".
Buddhists highly respect sandalwood, and Buddhist temples are often revered as "Sandalwood Forest" and "Sandalwood Forest".
It is obtained from the woody heartwood of the sandalwood tree, the sandalwood family, and is often made into wood powder, wood sticks, or the essential oil of sandalwood. Sandalwood incense has always been regarded as a treasure, fragrant and unique. If it is cleverly matched with other fragrances, it can not "lead the fragrance to the highest point." It is a natural fragrance that cannot be compared with any artificial fragrance, fragrance, and essence.
Sandalwood is produced in many places, including India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Fiji and other regions. The quality is uneven. Among them, Laoshan sandalwood from India is recognized as the best product.
Laoshan Tanji has no big material, so it is almost impossible to see big pieces in the market. It is highly praised by merchants and enthusiasts, and the price has been rising steadily. The market price of Laoshan Sandalwood with slightly better quality has long been above 1,000 yuan/catties.
Siamese rosewood (precious grade: A grade)
Siamese rosewood, scientific name Cochin rosewood.
Although today's "Mahogany" national standard uses "Mahogany" as a collective name for 33 species (combined into 29 species from July 1, 2018), "Mahogany" and "Mahogany Furniture" used to specifically refer to the wood of rosewood.
In the mid-Qing Dynasty, it became a material for court furniture, and the furniture made of it was called "mahogany furniture". Together with huanghuali and lobular red sandalwood, it is called the "Three Tribute Wood" used by the imperial court.
The color of Siamese rosewood is red but not bright, and the longer it is, the more moisturizing it is.
Due to excessive deforestation and slow growth rate, it is difficult to regenerate in the natural environment after deforestation. Siamese rosewood has become a rare tree species in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and other producing countries, and was once the main material in the rosewood market.
After the price has skyrocketed several times, it has now entered the altar with huanghuali and lobular red sandalwood, and has transferred from the furniture market to the collection market.