Agarwood Indonesian Eaglewood 5 Beads 16mm Incense Mala Bracelet Oohd Resin

Description

5 - 16mm Indonesian
Agarwood Beads
weighing approx.
2.5 - 3 grams each.
Drilled with approximately
a 1mm hole
Packaged in a small
organza bag -
2.5" wide by 3" high
(randomly chosen, may
be any color or design)
Uses:
Burn for Incense
String for
mala,
bracelet,
necklace, etc.
String or knot for
ornament for
car,
cell phone,
ipod,
kindle,
baggage, etc.
Create as part of
Gift Tag for gifts.
Use as sachet for
adding scent to
dresser drawers,
storage areas or
trunks.
Use to sample what
Indonesian Grade 'B'
Agarwood feels,
smells and looks like.
Our Photos
I have taken several
pictures of a variety
of these beads to give
you a feel for what you
will receive. I show you
that do sink in water as
you can see, and I have
also showed a few on a
gram scale so you can
see their approximate
weights. I believe from
my sampling that they
range between 2.5 and
3 grams though I have
a few that came in a
little higher.
The Fragrance
Unfortunately the
only way you can
experience the Oohd
scent of agarwood,
is by getting some in
your hands.
Why This Listing?
I set up this new listing
so that anyone who is
hesitant but considering
one of our malas, can
sample the wood
before buying a mala.
Make your own
Mala Bracelet
If you want to make a
mala bracelet with
these 16mm beads,
you should purchase
15 of them. However
you may now make a
more simple mala
bracelet and mix it
with other wood,
gemstone or crystal
beads for a whole
different look but
one that still has the
Spiritual fragrance
of Agarwood.
Are these
'Sinking Wood'?
Yes, it does sink!  But
please realize, that
just because a bead
sinks does not make
it a Grade A.
These beads are
Grade B and they do
not smell the same as
Grade A.
I now have a limited
stock of Grade A, Papua
Malas and have recently
sold three Grade A Borneo
malas, all three have
different fragrances.
The Grade A malas are
much lighter with a very
delicate fragrance.
The Grade B, that we have
here have a much heavy
perfume.
I personally like all of them,
but they are different.
If you are used to the
perfume of a Grade A,
you may not like the Grade B.
If you have never had one of
these precious wood malas
before, try the Grade B.
The price is reasonable and
you may find you like it very
much. Our customers do and
so do I.
Agarwood is also known as
aloeswood, ginko, jinko, aguilawood,
eaglewood, kyara, gharu, ghara.
It has the aromatic fragrance
of Agar or 'Oodh', a highly
prized spiritual scent that
has been used in the Tibetan
Lamaseries for centuries.
An Agarwood Mala is a truly
prized sacred collectible
spiritual, religious item.
It is an honor for us to sell
them, and I hope you will find
it a great honor to own it and
to use it to expand the
blessings in your life and
in our world.
A Little About Our
Indonesian Malas
The wood in our malas comes
from Indonesia. It is harvested
from the species,
aquilaria
malaccensis aetoxylon
sympetalum found in the
Borneo jungle forest..
After learning about Agarwood,
I searched for someone who
makes these precious objects
and found a husband and wife
who are dedicated to this work.
They live in Indonesia. The man
goes into the jungle to examine
and buy the wood that they make
each bead from. Each piece of
wood is inspected for its weight,
color, beauty and fragrance. The
heavier the wood, the more resin
it contains, and thus the more
fragrant. You will find the malas
we carry are beautiful. All made
by loving hands in a small family
setting.
The different species of agarwood
have different values. The rarest
and most expensive is called,
Keenam, which comes from Vietnam.
Most of our malas are "B" Grade,
more of an entry level price, but
you will find them beautiful and
lightly fragrant.
See all our malas in our store.
What is Agarwood
Agarwood, also called, oodh or agar) is a dark resinous heartwood that forms in Aquilaria and Gyrinops trees (large evergreens native to southeast Asia) when they become infected with a type of mold. Prior to infection, the heartwood is relatively light and pale colored; however, as the infection progresses, the tree produces a dark aromatic resin in response to the attack, which results in a very dense, dark, resin embedded heartwood.
The resin embedded wood is commonly called gaharu, jinko, aloeswood, agarwood, or oud (not to be confused with 'Bakhoor') and is valued in many cultures for its distinctive fragrance, and thus is used for incense and perfumes.
One of the reasons for the relative rarity and high cost of agarwood is the depletion of the wild resource. Since 1995 Aquilaria malaccensis, the primary source, has been listed in Appendix II (potentially threatened species) by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. In 2004 all Aquilaria species were listed in Appendix II; however, a number of countries have outstanding reservations regarding that listing.
History
The odor of agarwood is complex and pleasing, with few or no similar natural analogues. As a result, agarwood and its essential oil gained great cultural and religious significance in ancient civilizations around the world, being mentioned throughout one of the world's oldest written texts – the Sanskrit Vedas from India.
As early as the third century AD in ancient China, the chronicle Nan zhou yi wu zhi (Strange things from the South) written by Wa Zhen of the Eastern Wu Dynasty mentioned agarwood produced in the Rinan commandery, now Central Vietnam, and how people collected it in the mountains.
Starting in 1580 after Nguyễn Hoàng took control over the central provinces of modern Vietnam, he encouraged trade with other countries, specifically China and Japan. Agarwood was exported in three varieties: Calambac (kỳ nam in Vietnamese), trầm hương (very similar but slightly harder and slightly more abundant), and agarwood proper. A pound of Calambac bought in Hội An for 15 taels could be sold inNagasaki for 600 taels. The Nguyễn Lords soon established a Royal Monopoly over the sale of Calambac. This monopoly helped fund the Nguyễn state finances during the early years of the Nguyen rule.
Xuanzang's travelogues and the Harshacharita, written in seventh century AD in Northern India, mentions use of agarwood products such as 'Xasipat' (writing-material) and 'aloe-oil' in ancient Assam (Kamarupa). The tradition of making writing materials from its bark still exists in Assam.
Etymology
Agarwood is known under many names in different cultures:
In Hindi (India), it is known as agar, which is originally Sanskrit aguru (in Bengali, alsoaguru).
It is known by the same Sanskrit name in Telugu and Kannada as Aguru.
It is known as chénxiāng  in Chinese, trầm hương in Vietnamese, and jinkō  in Japanese; all meaning "sinking incense" and alluding to its high density. In Japan, there are several grades of jinkō, the highest of which is known as kyara .
Both agarwood and its resin distillate/extracts are known as oud (عود) in Arabic (literally "rod/stick") and used to describe agarwood in nations and areas in Arabic countries.[9]Western perfumers may also use agarwood essential oil under the name "oud" or "oude".
In Europe it was referred to as Lignum aquila (eagle-wood) or Agilawood, because of the similarity in sound of agila to gaharu.
Another name is Lignum aloes or Aloeswood. This is potentially confusing, since a genus Aloe exists (unrelated), which has medicinal uses.
In Tibetan it is known as  (a-ga-ru). There are several varieties used in Tibetan Medicine: unique eaglewood:  (ar-ba-zhig); yellow eaglewood:  (a-ga-ru ser-po), white eaglewood: (ar-skya), and black eaglewood:(ar-nag).
In Assamese it is called as "sasi" or "sashi".
The Indonesian and Malay name is "gaharu".
In Papua New Guinea it is called "ghara" or eaglewood.[citation needed]
In Thai language it is known as "Mai Kritsana" (ไม้กฤษณา).
In Tamil it is called "akil" (அகில்) though what was referred in ancient Tamil literature could well be Excoecaria agallocha.
In Laos it is known as "Mai Ketsana".
Formation
There are fifteen species in the genus Aquilaria and eight are known to produce agarwood. In theory agarwood can be produced from all members; however, until recently it was primarily produced from A. malaccensis. A. agallocha and A. secundaria are synonyms for A. malaccensis. A. crassna and A. sinensis are the other two members of the genus that are usually harvested.
Formation of agarwood occurs in the trunk and roots of trees that have been infected by a parasitc ascomycetous mold, Phaeoacremonium parasitica, a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus. As a response, the tree produces a resin high in volatile organic compounds that aids in suppressing or retarding the fungal growth, a process called tylosis. While the unaffected wood of the tree is relatively light in color, the resin dramatically increases the mass and density of the affected wood, changing its color from a pale beige to dark brown or black. In natural forest only about 7% of the trees are infected by the fungus. A common method in artificial forestry is to inoculate all the trees with the fungus.
What you will receive in this purchase
Five 16mm
Indonesian Grade 'B' Agarwood Beads
weighing approx. 2.5 - 3 grams each.
Packaged in a small purple organza drawstring bag - 2.5" wide x 3" high, similar to those shown in photos above.
Bags and beads are randomly chosen.
Shipping
.50 First Class Mail
to any US address or APO.
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