Gaharu is an agarwood or the market
name is oudh. Gaharu is vegetation of Indonesia and can be found in
java,kalimantan and papua.
Gaharu become expensive because the
latex. If gaharu infected by bacteria,the body will produce mucus as an immune
system,that mucus will solid and become gubal. This gubal is resin that have
good aroma.
Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=gubal+gaharu&tbm=isch&oq=gub+gaharu&gs_l=mobile-heirloom-serp.1.0.0i7i30l4j0i7i5i30.81466.83516.0.84833.14.10.0.0.0.5.603.1956.4j2j3j5-1.10.0....0...1c.1.34.mobile-heirloom-serp..9.5.1394.9frST6b_oP8#mhpiv=4
From mucus until become resin is very
long and take about 25 years,but the farmers have a treatment method to manipulate
that,by injecting a microbe liquid into the body. The resin will rapidly
produced,the result will come only 5 years.
Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=pohon+gaharu&tbm=isch&oq=pohon+gaharu&gs_l=mobile-heirloom-serp.1.0.0l5.19488.22405.0.24031.14.11.0.0.0.2.432.2889.2-9j1j1.11.0....0...1c.1.34.mobile-heirloom-serp..8.6.1350.lAxbVrRr6dc#mhpiv=1
The resin will have different
color,every color have different quality.
The black resin : strong aroma
The brown resin : medium aroma
The white resin : low aroma
This resin must to process into oil
by smoke destilation,this resin is soak into boiled water,the smoke and
residual will come out and become aromatic oil.
Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=minyak+gaharu+asli&tbm=isch&ei=9oEeWKTtC8r7vATitKT4Cw&start=40&sa=N#mhpiv=4
Beside oil,the resin can be processed
into soap,incense stick,or bracelet. But the oil is the most expensive because
it is used for high class perfume. People use leaf of gaharu as tea for
medicine,soak into boiled water and drink the water. It has many benefit :
Prevent the kidney problem and
diabetes
Good for digestion and decrease
diarrhea
Relaxing neuro and mind
Reduce insomnia,astma and headache
Stabilize blood cholesterol
Anti aging,cancer and tumor
Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=dupa+stick+gaharu&tbm=isch&ei=SIMeWNzIGor4vASDjLiQBA&start=20&sa=N#mhpiv=1
Gaharu has special ingredient for
medicine :
Alkaloid : natural antibiotic
Tannin : organic antiseptic
Flavonoid : anti inflamation
Agarospirol : anti stress
Source :
http://www.google.co.id/search?q=kayu+gaharu&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij-aq_-pLQAhVLRo8KHTprB6cQ_AUIBigB#mhpiv=19