Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Posted August 9, 2006 Are these two woods the same thing? Was doing a search this morning and was looking into aloeswood. Most sites refer to this as sandalwood(Santalum album), and thought ok, I have that...but then came across another site that states that aloeswood is a different wood(aquilaria agallocha). That it is similar but greener and sweeter. Can anyone out there help with this? Anita Quote
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Posted August 9, 2006 Aloes wood is a very rare and expensive wood. It's been a while, but I remember something about the part used for incense being the wood that is near the root, and that it is partly petrified. It is not sandalwood. Tina _The Essential Herbal Magazine_ (http://www.essentialherbal.com/) _Essential Herbal Blog_ (http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/) Quote
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Posted August 9, 2006 No, they are not even similar. For an excellent article on Agarwood go to: http://www.enfleurage.com/articles.html For more on Sandalwood read the articles on conservation on my web site below plus the links to other sites with good information. Martin Watt http://www.aromamedical.com The site exposing the trade lies, as well as offering accurate referenced information. , " Anita R " <anita-r wrote: > > Are these two woods the same thing? Was doing a search this morning Quote
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 >No, they are not even similar. >snip< Thank you Martin! Anita Quote
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