What Are the Medical Uses of Acacia Nilotica?
Acacia wood, commonly known as amber wood in the market, belongs to the family Mimosa. Originating in South America, the main origin is Ecuador. The global origin is distributed in tropical America, Southeast Asia and tropical regions of Africa. [1]
Acacia wood
- Acacia is a precious wood with a price of 9,000-12,000 yuan per cubic meter, which is 1-3 times more expensive than most wood on the market. It takes about 100 years from its growth to maturity, and it is often described as: "dark, noble, strange, luxurious." This kind of wood has a soft luster, light black-brown, smooth cut surface, and presents a beautiful large parabolic pattern (large mountain pattern), sometimes with wavy curly tree lines and "bird peck marks" like small nails, forming a reward
- The main producing areas of Acacia wood are tropical South America, Southeast Asia, and central Africa. Although they belong to the same species, the different producing areas cause large differences in wood characteristics. Acacia trees from South American origin can reach 30-38 meters in height, with an average height of 24 meters and a DBH of 1-1.50 meters. The open branches stretch, the trunk is short and stout, the breast diameter is nearly 2 meters, the texture and color are clear and clear, and the layers are clear; the trunks and branches in Southeast Asia and Africa are relatively thin, and the texture and color are light.
- The place of origin is South America, and the other name is "amber wood". It is also called "" African rosewood "and has been introduced and planted in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and the Philippines. It is collectively called" Acacia ".
- High hardness, good stability, very small shrinkage, air-dry density of 0.557g / cm3. The average life of acacia wood can be more than 200 years, and it is generally more than 100 years old. The largest acacia tree crown so far found is 180.8 meters in height and 59.6 meters in diameter. The trunk has a diameter of 2.8 meters, a height of 19 meters, and is 500 years old. Heartwood is brown with dark stripes on the radial section; sapwood is white or yellow
- Furniture, art slabs, interior decoration, floors, wooden doors, cabinets, musical instrument construction boards, butts, joinery.
- South American acacia wood has good stability, is not easy to deform, and is resistant to impact and friction. Its shrinkage rate is very small, making it suitable for use in a variety of climatic environments without cracking and other problems. The wood texture is natural and beautiful, and the color is bright. Good wood recognized in the world has been selected by many famous designers and is an excellent material for high-end solid wood furniture.
- South American acacia wood trunks are characterized by thick ends and thin middle ends, leading to low utilization of wood and high cost of furniture materials. Therefore, they are more common in art furniture slabs. South American acacia is expensive. It is usually made of veneer and is rarely used. For solid wood furniture. As the main material of furniture products, the price is much more expensive than ordinary furniture.
- Acacia wood is soft in color, clear in texture, tight in structure, not easy to deform, hard and flexible, simple in line, and black gold. The color texture with rich decorative effect fully shows the texture of the material itself and the rich natural beauty. Can be widely used in furniture manufacturing, decorative materials, wooden crafts and other fields
- Acacia wood has not been used for commercial excavation for a long time. At present, it is only used by a few companies. It is more common in the art furniture slabs or wooden crafts. As the main material of furniture products, it is relatively expensive and not used on a large scale. [1]