Konke mayelana nezinkuni ze-oud (i-agarwood)

Iyini i-Oud Wood?

Ukhuni lwe-oud luyivelakancane futhi luyigugu. Inamagama amaningana kuye ngesiko: I-Agarwood, i-eaglewood, i-calambac, i-aloewood ... Wonke lawa magama angaholela ngokusobala ekudidekeni lapho engajwayelekile kithi, ikakhulukazi njengoba le nto ayisakazwa kabanzi emazweni ethu aseNtshonalanga.

Futhi iningi labantu liyibheka “njengokhuni lonkulunkulu”.

Iphunga layo liyathakatha, futhi lihlobene nenhlaka enuka kamnandi, emnyama, eyakhiwe ngokusabela ngokomzimba nangokwebhayoloji, okuhlanganisa ukwenziwa kwamakoloni kohlobo oluthile lwebhaktheriya akha isikhunta.

Izinkuni ze-Oud zisetshenziswe amakhulu eminyaka e-Asia, futhi zinezinzuzo eziningi zezempilo nezingokomoya. Ngakho, kuvame ukutholakala kwezobuciko noma enkolweni. Itholakala ngezindlela ezintathu: emafutheni, isesimweni esiluhlaza, noma impushana.

Ngenxa yokungatholakali kwayo kanye nokucaciswa kwayo, i-calambac ibiza kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zezinkuni ezifana ne-sandalwood (palo santo) isibonelo.

I-Bois de Oud ohlelweni lokudliwa
I-Bois de Oud ohlelweni lokudliwa

Umuntu angayithola kanjani i-Oud eyigugu?

Imindeni emine yezihlahla ikhiqiza i-Agarwood:

I-Lauraceae : izihlahla eziseNingizimu Melika

I-Burseraceae
: nazo zitholakala eNingizimu Melika

I-Euphorbiaceae
: etholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo

I-Thymeleaceae
: etholakala eSoutheast Asia
Ukhuni lwe-oud lungakheka kuye ngezinto ezahlukahlukene:

Ukwakheka okuluhlaza: kulandela izehlakalo zemvelo ezifana nemimoya enamandla noma izivunguvungu, amagatsha azoqhekeka noma aphuke, izihlahla zizobe sezikhipha inhlaka ezopholisa amanxeba azo, lokhu kukhiqiza izinkuni zokhuni. Kungokufanayo nalapho izilwane zinwaya izihlahla.

Ukwakheka ngekoloni: izinkuni zihlaselwa isikhunta, esizokhiqiza ubulembu ngaphandle kwesihlahla. Lesi sakamuva sizofuna ukuzivikela futhi sizokhipha i-resin.
Ukuqeqesha ukubonga ezinambuzaneni: izihlahla zizoqoqwa futhi zihlaselwe izinambuzane. Isimiso siyefana, ukuzivikela isihlahla ngeke secrete resin.
Ukwakheka ngokuvuthwa: i-resin ekhishwe ngobuningi ingavimba imithambo kanye nemigudu yesihlahla. Eyakamuva izobe isibola kancane kancane futhi ife, ngaleyo ndlela ikhiphe inhlaka ngokwemvelo.

Ukuqeqeshwa nge-ablation: lapho isihlahla sithelelekile noma sonakaliswe ikakhulukazi, izingxenye zingahle zihlukane nazo. Lezi zigcwele i-resin.
I-resin yakheka enhliziyweni yesiqu sesihlahla futhi isivumela ukuthi izivikele ngokwemvelo. Ekuqaleni izinkuni zilula, kodwa i-resin ekhulayo ngokuqhubekayo izoshintsha umbala kancane kancane, iguquke isuka ku-beige ibe nsundu emnyama. Kwesinye isikhathi kungaba mnyama.

Umuntu ngokuvamile ushiya isikhathi esincane sokuba imvelo yenze umsebenzi wayo ngokwayo. Ukwandisa isivuno (izihlahla ezingaba ngu-7% kuphela ezingenwa isikhunta esimweni sazo semvelo), akanqikazi ukuthelela izihlahla ngokwakhe ukuze i-resin ikhule.

I-resin ingashintshwa ibe uwoyela, ngokugawula amapulangwe okhuni. Qaphela ukuthi kuyadingeka ukuba ne-70 kg yezinkuni ze-oud ukwakha u-20 ml wamafutha.

Umlando ka-Oud Wood

Ukhuni lwe-Oud lwaziwa cishe iminyaka eyi-3000. Ngaleso sikhathi, yayisetshenziswa kakhulu eChina, India, Japan naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Izimfanelo zakhe ngokuyinhloko zazihloselwe futhi zigcinelwe abacebile. AbaseGibhithe babewusebenzisa ukuze bagqumise isidumbu, futhi benze amasiko enkolo. E-India, phakathi kuka-800 no-600 BC. AD, izinkuni ze-oud zazibonakala zisetshenziselwa imithi nokuhlinzwa, kodwa futhi ukubhala imibhalo engcwele nengokomoya. EFrance, uLouis XIV wasebenzisa amanzi abilisiwe nge-Agarwood ukuze acwilise izingubo zakhe.
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