How to distinguish agarwood from agarwood of Daphne family, first of all, break through from oil. Because agarwood is a kind of tree that can make incense, it suffers from unexpected external forces, such as lightning strikes, animal bites and other trauma, and the self-healing substances of the tree begin to make incense. This process of making incense is also a process of oil accumulation. Moreover, Daphne is a simple white wood, nothing special. Therefore, to distinguish agarwood from agarwood of Daphne family, it is necessary to observe their tissue composition, that is, to observe with the naked eye whether there is oil in agarwood works. If there is oil, it is agarwood, and vice versa.
Touching is also a way to distinguish agarwood from Daphne, because agarwood contains oil, and its surface feels smooth when touched. But Daphne odora is different. Daphne odora feels dry. Even if polished into round beads, there will still be no smooth feeling of agarwood. Furthermore, we can also know how to distinguish agarwood from agarwood of Daphne family in taste. There are as many as 18 kinds of fragrance of agarwood, and each agarwood is a combination of two, three or even more fragrances. The common agarwood flavors are floral, fruity, milky, cool, sweet and medicinal. Smelling agarwood once is a kind of enjoyment, which can refresh the mind, calm the nerves and make it smell more fragrant and refreshing. Daphne odora smells like simple wood, while smoked wood smells like burnt wood, which is similar to many kinds of wood. Therefore, tasting the smell is a very effective, simple and direct method to distinguish agarwood from agarwood of Daphne family.
How to distinguish agarwood from Daphne, what are the specific methods, in fact, from the above content is completely known. The great difference between agarwood and Daphne is also reflected in the value and price. The existing quantity of agarwood is very small, which has high medicinal value, collection investment value and collocation decoration value. In short, the value of agarwood is extremely high and the price is naturally high. The old saying "one agarwood and two gold" describes that the price of agarwood is somewhat low today. Daphne is a kind of common wood with low value. According to the eternal law that value determines price, the price is also low. Learn how to distinguish agarwood from agarwood of Daphne family to prevent taking medicine while playing incense.