[Sca-cooks] Aloeswood substitution

[Terry Decker]

Aloeswood is the dark heart wood of a tree of the genus Aquilaria which has 
been infected by Phaeoacremonium parasitica.  The infection produces a resin 
high in volatile oils as an occulsive reaction to the infection.  The resin 
impregnates and creates the darkened wood.  All of these conditions must 
occur to have aloeswood.  The active ingredients are the essential oils in 
the resin.  The oils can be extracted from either the resin or the wood. 
AKA, agar, agarwood,Oud, jinko, gaharu, etc.

Bear



> Is Aloeswood a bush, tree, berry or mold?
> What is it?
> Aelina the Confused