Lignum (von)
aquilaria = sinensis = malaccensis agallocha = resin-saturated
diseased wood/= nicht nahe verwandt mit Euphorbiaceae/= Adlerholzbaum/= Jin Kou Chen Xiang/= aloe wood/= agar (Sanskrit)/=
agaro/= agaru (Nepal)/= aghil (Tamil)/= agarbat (I)/= jin koh (Japan)/= oud
(Sufis).
Vergleich: Siehe: Malvales + Verborgen Gruppe
Allerlei: Quelle: Walter Schmitt, Enzian Apothek,
München
Very old wood used for fumigation - the biblical wood
aloe or eaglewood.
The resin of the wood
develops in symbiosis with fungi.
The separation/repulsion/final integration of the infestation
of the fungus are possibly the processes that make the wood so precious.
Separation becomes integration and then we have, as essence, the substance for fumigation.
Scent: aromatic and erotic/stimulating and balsamically/soothing
at the same time/earthy and
woody. Eaglewood can not be reproduced synthetically.
Scientists assume pheromone-like components in the
scent. stimulates, eroticizes and favours concentration.
It contains the old alchemistic mythology of the
process of transformation:
Fumigation: an alchemistic
process. By heating (glowing fire of fumigation) the resin is released into the
air as fine scent/as essence. Before the substance has nearly no smell at all.
The process of transformation follows a cycle: “earth” à “fire” à “air =
spirit” à “ashes” à “earth”,
thus the circle is closed.
Eaglewood plays a special role in different world
religions.
Japan: Eaglewood part
of the Koh-Doh = the Zen ceremony of the “Listening to the Scent”. (conceived
as perception of the inner worlds/it is “Listening inside” like a silent
prayer, like meditation). The centring of the inner voice becomes the
exercise/distraction from outside disappears.
In Sufism: “oud” used
as medium for decisive phases of development. By the “death” of the old self,
the new self comes into being. Ideally the Sufi reaches a higher degree of
consciousness.
In the Bible: wood
aloe or eaglewood is described as scented wood or as balsam.
In Buddhism: joss
sticks of wood aloe are allowed for certain sacrificial ceremonies
only/enhances the growing of consciousness. Again we see the alchemy of
transformation, the transformative process of development and change.
The mysticism of alchemy also takes place in the
mental healing process (of becoming whole): old patterns and habits can be
given up (earth), because thereby its condition suddenly changes (fire) in
order to reach a new and higher spiritual level of consciousness (air =
spirit).
The wood of the tree only becomes scented wood when
its heartwood has been infected by fungi for
several years. By that means the so-called Agar develops and only then becomes
scented wood.
The soft resinous wood infected by fungi becomes, in
the course of centuries – through the process of petrifaction - so tight and
heavy, that it sinks in water. That’s why the wood of aloe is also called
“sinking scent.” expensive
As stimulant and digestive
It stimulates the channels kidney, spleen and stomach:
“It is used for stagnant Qi patterns with such symptoms as distension, pain, or
a feeling of pressure in the epigastric of abdominal region or if there is
coldness in the organism and the blood becomes congealed. Then wood aloe helps
move the Qi and alleviates the pain. It directs the Qi downward and balances”.
Excessive or deficient type of vomiting, belching or
hiccups from cold deficiency in the stomach or spleen
Asthma and wheezing from deficient kidneys
Anti-microbial effect: decoctions of the wood are used
against a cobacterium tuberculosis and Shigella flexeri
Dusted on clothes and skin it preserves against fleas
and lice
The quality is measured in 4 different categories
according to the development of the resin:
The first 3 grades used as incense, the wood of the 4th
grade is distilled for the oil.
The Properties: Acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum