… Frankincense and myrrh were thus the main perfumes in ancient Egypt and the Orient, and they were also sent to India from ancient times. In India, similar pseudo-frankincense (kunzur) and pseudo-myrrh (guggul, or bderiam) were produced, which are typical Indian resin-based perfumes, and were widely used as adulterated aromatic resins by mixing them with appropriate amounts of genuine Arabian frankincense and myrrh. Various resin-based perfumes processed in India were then sent to the West and East Asia, especially China, and in the 5th and 6th centuries the Chinese called it kunrokuko, referring to a resin-based perfume brought over from India and Persia. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "false myrrh" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 乳香,没薬はこのように古代のエジプトやオリエントにおける香料の中心であるが,と同時に古代からインドへ送られている。インドでは,これとよく似た偽乳香(クンズル)と偽没薬(ググルすなわちブデリアム)を出し,インドの代表的な樹脂系香料であるが,これにアラビアの真正の乳香,没薬をそれぞれ適当量混じ,偽和加工した芳香樹脂として盛んに使用していた。そしてインドで加工された種々の樹脂系香料が,西方と東アジアとくに中国へ送られ,5~6世紀の中国人はこれを薫陸香と称し,インドとペルシアから伝来する樹脂系香料としている。… ※「偽没薬」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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