a ga ru nag po

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black a ga ru, aloe wood [mostly black medicinal herb, bitter, body heat neutral, by whose power diseases of the life and essence nadis are completely eliminated] [IW]

black a ga ru, aloe wood [IW]

best quality of aloe [JV]

(med) Agarwood, Eaglewood, Aloeswood or Calambac
The hebrew word 'Ahalot' of biblical times gave the trade name agallochum or aloeswood. The botanical genus Aquilaria is named after the portugese 'Aguila' (from tamil 'aghil'), with 3 species as major source for agarwood : Aquilaria malaccensis, A. crassna and A. sinensis. Species from other genera are secondary sources.
Naturally the wood is of pale colour and odorless (ar skya). Only after a fungal attack due to an injury, the tree produces a resin in response. The wood becomes heavy (it sinks in water), darkens up to black and becomes very aromatic (ar nag). The resin is called aloes or calambac. Tradeforms are the wood or the resin (a ga ru 'ba' zhig).
See more under a ga ru.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 05:53, 17 March 2024 (EDT)