What effect does insect leakage agarwood have?

Insect leakage, a kind of agarwood, means that the oil secreted by agarwood naturally protects the injured part, and the insect-eaten part is wrapped by the oil secreted by agarwood naturally, so the agarwood formed in this way is called "insect leakage". In the eyes of many people, any agarwood formed by insect ants can be called insect leakage, but in fact, insect leakage is also called insect carving, which is completely different from ant holes.

Let's talk about the conceptual difference between the two.

Insect carving: During the mature process of the molded agarwood, the woody part without fragrant knots is bitten by insects, while the fragrant part is preserved because it can repel insects, and finally the insects leak out.

According to the relevant records in Yazhou Annals, "The leaked insect is a wormhole, with little fragrance, and it is full of powder, which is a famous insect mouth powder."

Ant nest: Aquilaria sinensis is called an ant nest because it has been bitten by insects, so it has fragrance.

"Yazhou Zhi" says: "Those who stand here dead and alive with branches of fragrant wood are full of gas, so they are the caves of big ants."

Different tastes:

Strictly speaking, the difference between insect leakage incense and ant nest incense is like the difference between cooked incense and raw incense, but in fact, both of them have the participation of insects and ants in the formation of incense, and they will also react with balsam under the action of their metabolites and secretions. Therefore, generally speaking, the fragrant incense with the participation of insects and ants has a beautiful sweetness, but the taste difference between cooked incense and raw incense is not obvious.

The difference in form:

There is a great difference in appearance between insect leakage and ant nest.

Insect leakage agarwood is usually small in size. Although submerged quality is rarely found, there are many fine products, which are the best materials for incense.

If insects and ants dig trees to make nests on agarwood trees, and there is a certain scale, then the future agarwood will become a spectacle after removing the excess white wood. This strange wood with natural shape may not be as rich as insect leakage, but it has high artistic appreciation value and is worth collecting.