Some oud Fact and legends
Oud plays a starring role in several North American perfumes for women, including Pure Oud Eau by Killian, Oud Intense by Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Midnight Oud Eau de Parfum by Juliette Has a Gun, and Bond No. 9 New York Oud. It is also used in Sensuous by Estee Lauder, Twilight Woods by Bath & Body Works, Amouage Epic Woman by Amouage, and Daphne by Comme de Garcons.
Lord Buddha was to have said that the smell of agarwood burning "is the scent of Nirvana". It is also a favourite of Lord Krishna, being mentioned throughout the oldest written texts - the Sanskrit Vedas. It was burned at the funeral of Lord Issa (Jesus)
It enhances mental clarity, opens the third eye and all of the upper charkas while calming the entire system.Agarwood is highly psychoactive. It is used for a spiritual journey, enlightenment, clarity and to bring the deep peace necessary for meditation. It is recommended by experienced practitioners for providing motivation and the necessary devotion for meditation. It brings communication with the transcendent, refreshing the mind, body and spirit. It is said that prayers arise with the fragrant smoke of agarwood incense carry the prayer to the Creator.
Medicinal: Tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, relieves epilepsy, antimicrobial, carminative, anti-asthmatic.Useful in nervous disorders, digestive, bronchial complaints, smallpox, rheumatism, illness during and after childbirth, spasms in the digestive and respiratory systems, fevers, abdominal pain, asthma, cancer, colic, diarrhoea, nausea, regurgitation, weakness in the elderly, shortness of breath, chills, general pains and cirrhosis of the liver. It also acts as a director or focuser for other medicines. It has been used as a treatment for lung and stomach tumours.Agarwoods ability to invoke a deep sense of relaxation makes it extremely useful in any aromatherapy session, but is especially effective where anxiety and depression are present. Also widely used as an effective aphrodisiac.InsomniaValerian is a natural component of agarwood resin and functions to relieve insomnia and calm the nervous system before sleep, allowing one to have a deeper, longer sleep.
The oil content of Oudh determines its price, which is directly related to the quality of the fragrance and its lasting qualities. Physical and chemical testing as well as Gas Chromatography and density tests can determine the quality in a lab. But usually the appearance of oil, the quality of fragrance and its lasting strength are used as benchmarks for price determination.
"Discover the love!
I thought love was just a mirage of the mind, an illusion, something unreal and unattainable. But then I found you & began to see that love is real, and exists in me. The fragrance of your perfume, ‘Dehnal Oud’ ignited in me the age old, purest feelings of love a heart could ever define. And now I want everyone to know that love exists in every heart. Only some find it sooner, some later."
Peace and Love to you all
It's effect on a Self realized individual is as the Aguru, it can and will open doors. In my experience and research i have found this scientific explanation. It does not take away from the Mystic of ourselves. What i found is the heart possess brain cells. Memory cells actually and Oud and other compounds act on these memory cells. You can test it with Ylang Ylang. Everyone i asked to sniff said the same thing. It evoked a memory of the scent they could not quite put there finger on. The compound in Ylang is the compound that regulates the heart. So a sense of recognition is felt by some memory, perhaps these are the hearts memories. Is not the saying "the heart never forgets?" Oudh's action to me is similar but much much deeper than the ylang experiment. It beckons one to a Ancient forgotten eon times ago when everyone was happy and peaceful, when people lived as one in Honah Lee. When what is sleeping in us now was not and we were whole, happy truly free people. I know most people will enjoy our products.
Oudh: Savouring one of the rarest fragrances on earth
Author: Maria Karam
It takes about 200 years to be ready for harvest. Treasured across cultures and civilizations, and venerated by almost every faith for thousands of years, what is it about Oudh that makes a century or two worth the wait?
Rasasi, purveyors of the finest Oudh for connoisseurs and royalty for over half a century, shed light on the mystique of Oudh.
What is Oudh?
Contrary to popular belief, Oudh isn’t a wood at all. It is the product of the rare Aquilaria or Gyrinops tree, now found occasionally in the jungles of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. This rare tree is sometimes infected by an equally rare fungal parasite. In response, the tree’s immune system produces and aromatic resin to protect itself from the fungus.
The fungal attack and the tree’s defense process continue very, very slowly over time - typically stretching several decades – all the while generating a rich, dark resin, deep within the heart of the tree. It is this rare resin that is harvested and Oudh – the Earth’s most valuable ‘wood’ is produced from it. The longer nature is allowed to take its course, the more precious the Oudh.
Origins of Oudh
Oudh has been traded and highly appreciated for thousands of years. Resinous wood is used as incense, for medicinal purposes, and pure resin in distilled form is used as perfume and perfume component. The wood of the infected Agarwood tree (Aquilaria Thymelaeceae) produces this sweet, sensual and intoxicating fragrance – usually, a lightly infected tree will be used for oil whereas a tree that has died of the infection will produce the most sought after, high quality wood. Extinct in India and Bangladesh and now found only in some jungles of South East Asia, the demand for Agarwood is pushing the prices of Oudh ever higher.
Outside native countries it is most widely known in the Middle East, China, Taiwan and Japan. A strong connection exists between use, religion and curative properties, and elaborate traditional and religious ceremonies are known from around the world. Faith healers in the Middle East use it at curative ceremonies, Japanese pilgrims donate flowers and Agarwood oil to Shinto-Buddhist temples, and Vietnamese religious groups are obliged to bring Agarwood to ceremonies at their temples in Mekong delta communities.
Oudh’s cultural significance
The deep relationship between Oudh and its use across several cultures is well known. It is said that this is the legendary tree from the Garden of Eden, which perhaps explains its extraordinary rarity and man’s reverence for it since time infinite.
Various sources have reported that from ancient times, Oudh has been used not just as a fragrance but in several other ways. One quote from Arabia describes this: "Treat with Indian incense ('Oudh al-Hindi), for it has healing for seven diseases; it is to be sniffed by one having throat problems, and to be put into one side of the mouth by one suffering from pleurisy." From medicinal purposes to welcoming guests, from marriage to the birth of a newborn, Oudh is present in one form or the other at life’s most important moments from Arabia to Japan.
“Life without Oudh is impossible to imagine in several ancient cultures, including across Arabia,” says Saleem Kalsekar, Managing Director of Rasasi, vendors of some of the finest Oudh in the world. “Sought by high and low from the Far-East to the Arabian Gulf, Oudh has had centuries old fascination for mankind and is intrinsically woven in the daily lives of people.”
Priceless
Rich, precious, even priceless, Oudh is so rare its price makes gold and diamonds eminently affordable in comparison. Prices range from a few dollars per kilo for the lowest quality to over thirty thousand US dollars for top quality oil and resinous wood. Determining the quality of Oudh while buying is similar to judging the value of a diamond – only a few have the expertise for it.
“A layman may be able to assess the quality of diamonds, or the purity of gold and for that matter purity and value of honey, but only few wise and long-term users can ascertain Oudh and the quality of its oil,” says Saleem. Buying from an unknown vendor can result in a buyer being given an inferior product at a very high price. “Tricks such as making Oudh wet with water add extra weight and since Oudh is bought by weight, what you think is a cheaper product may actually cost you more,” adds Saleem.
Lord Buddha was to have said that the smell of agarwood burning "is the scent of Nirvana". It is also a favourite of Lord Krishna, being mentioned throughout the oldest written texts - the Sanskrit Vedas. It was burned at the funeral of Lord Issa (Jesus)
It enhances mental clarity, opens the third eye and all of the upper charkas while calming the entire system.Agarwood is highly psychoactive. It is used for a spiritual journey, enlightenment, clarity and to bring the deep peace necessary for meditation. It is recommended by experienced practitioners for providing motivation and the necessary devotion for meditation. It brings communication with the transcendent, refreshing the mind, body and spirit. It is said that prayers arise with the fragrant smoke of agarwood incense carry the prayer to the Creator.
Medicinal: Tonic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, relieves epilepsy, antimicrobial, carminative, anti-asthmatic.Useful in nervous disorders, digestive, bronchial complaints, smallpox, rheumatism, illness during and after childbirth, spasms in the digestive and respiratory systems, fevers, abdominal pain, asthma, cancer, colic, diarrhoea, nausea, regurgitation, weakness in the elderly, shortness of breath, chills, general pains and cirrhosis of the liver. It also acts as a director or focuser for other medicines. It has been used as a treatment for lung and stomach tumours.Agarwoods ability to invoke a deep sense of relaxation makes it extremely useful in any aromatherapy session, but is especially effective where anxiety and depression are present. Also widely used as an effective aphrodisiac.InsomniaValerian is a natural component of agarwood resin and functions to relieve insomnia and calm the nervous system before sleep, allowing one to have a deeper, longer sleep.
The oil content of Oudh determines its price, which is directly related to the quality of the fragrance and its lasting qualities. Physical and chemical testing as well as Gas Chromatography and density tests can determine the quality in a lab. But usually the appearance of oil, the quality of fragrance and its lasting strength are used as benchmarks for price determination.
"Discover the love!
I thought love was just a mirage of the mind, an illusion, something unreal and unattainable. But then I found you & began to see that love is real, and exists in me. The fragrance of your perfume, ‘Dehnal Oud’ ignited in me the age old, purest feelings of love a heart could ever define. And now I want everyone to know that love exists in every heart. Only some find it sooner, some later."
Peace and Love to you all
It's effect on a Self realized individual is as the Aguru, it can and will open doors. In my experience and research i have found this scientific explanation. It does not take away from the Mystic of ourselves. What i found is the heart possess brain cells. Memory cells actually and Oud and other compounds act on these memory cells. You can test it with Ylang Ylang. Everyone i asked to sniff said the same thing. It evoked a memory of the scent they could not quite put there finger on. The compound in Ylang is the compound that regulates the heart. So a sense of recognition is felt by some memory, perhaps these are the hearts memories. Is not the saying "the heart never forgets?" Oudh's action to me is similar but much much deeper than the ylang experiment. It beckons one to a Ancient forgotten eon times ago when everyone was happy and peaceful, when people lived as one in Honah Lee. When what is sleeping in us now was not and we were whole, happy truly free people. I know most people will enjoy our products.
Oudh: Savouring one of the rarest fragrances on earth
Author: Maria Karam
It takes about 200 years to be ready for harvest. Treasured across cultures and civilizations, and venerated by almost every faith for thousands of years, what is it about Oudh that makes a century or two worth the wait?
Rasasi, purveyors of the finest Oudh for connoisseurs and royalty for over half a century, shed light on the mystique of Oudh.
What is Oudh?
Contrary to popular belief, Oudh isn’t a wood at all. It is the product of the rare Aquilaria or Gyrinops tree, now found occasionally in the jungles of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. This rare tree is sometimes infected by an equally rare fungal parasite. In response, the tree’s immune system produces and aromatic resin to protect itself from the fungus.
The fungal attack and the tree’s defense process continue very, very slowly over time - typically stretching several decades – all the while generating a rich, dark resin, deep within the heart of the tree. It is this rare resin that is harvested and Oudh – the Earth’s most valuable ‘wood’ is produced from it. The longer nature is allowed to take its course, the more precious the Oudh.
Origins of Oudh
Oudh has been traded and highly appreciated for thousands of years. Resinous wood is used as incense, for medicinal purposes, and pure resin in distilled form is used as perfume and perfume component. The wood of the infected Agarwood tree (Aquilaria Thymelaeceae) produces this sweet, sensual and intoxicating fragrance – usually, a lightly infected tree will be used for oil whereas a tree that has died of the infection will produce the most sought after, high quality wood. Extinct in India and Bangladesh and now found only in some jungles of South East Asia, the demand for Agarwood is pushing the prices of Oudh ever higher.
Outside native countries it is most widely known in the Middle East, China, Taiwan and Japan. A strong connection exists between use, religion and curative properties, and elaborate traditional and religious ceremonies are known from around the world. Faith healers in the Middle East use it at curative ceremonies, Japanese pilgrims donate flowers and Agarwood oil to Shinto-Buddhist temples, and Vietnamese religious groups are obliged to bring Agarwood to ceremonies at their temples in Mekong delta communities.
Oudh’s cultural significance
The deep relationship between Oudh and its use across several cultures is well known. It is said that this is the legendary tree from the Garden of Eden, which perhaps explains its extraordinary rarity and man’s reverence for it since time infinite.
Various sources have reported that from ancient times, Oudh has been used not just as a fragrance but in several other ways. One quote from Arabia describes this: "Treat with Indian incense ('Oudh al-Hindi), for it has healing for seven diseases; it is to be sniffed by one having throat problems, and to be put into one side of the mouth by one suffering from pleurisy." From medicinal purposes to welcoming guests, from marriage to the birth of a newborn, Oudh is present in one form or the other at life’s most important moments from Arabia to Japan.
“Life without Oudh is impossible to imagine in several ancient cultures, including across Arabia,” says Saleem Kalsekar, Managing Director of Rasasi, vendors of some of the finest Oudh in the world. “Sought by high and low from the Far-East to the Arabian Gulf, Oudh has had centuries old fascination for mankind and is intrinsically woven in the daily lives of people.”
Priceless
Rich, precious, even priceless, Oudh is so rare its price makes gold and diamonds eminently affordable in comparison. Prices range from a few dollars per kilo for the lowest quality to over thirty thousand US dollars for top quality oil and resinous wood. Determining the quality of Oudh while buying is similar to judging the value of a diamond – only a few have the expertise for it.
“A layman may be able to assess the quality of diamonds, or the purity of gold and for that matter purity and value of honey, but only few wise and long-term users can ascertain Oudh and the quality of its oil,” says Saleem. Buying from an unknown vendor can result in a buyer being given an inferior product at a very high price. “Tricks such as making Oudh wet with water add extra weight and since Oudh is bought by weight, what you think is a cheaper product may actually cost you more,” adds Saleem.
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